Skip to search Children’s Law Center Donate Get Help Ayuda Policy Testimony Our policy advocacy is grounded in the experience we have gained helping more than 40,000 District children and families since our founding in 1996. We use this expertise to advocate for city-wide solutions that better serve children’s needs. Use the filters below to find our testimonies, comments, letters and reports. Featured Behavioral Health Behavioral Health Resource Testimonies/Comments Budget Testimony: Education Agencies (FY22) Resource Testimonies/Comments Budget Testimony: Office of the Ombudsperson for Children (FY22) Filter by Filters Agency All Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) Department of Education (DOE) Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) Department of Health (DOH) Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) Department of Human Services (DHS) Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) Other Public Charter School Board (PCSB) Apply Showing 1–10 of 176 results Resource Testimonies/Comments Testimony: School Security in District of Columbia Public and Public Charter Schools Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole about school security in DC Public Schools (DCPS) and… Resource Testimonies/Comments Testimony: Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Amendment Act of 2021 Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole about the proposed COVID-19 vaccination mandate for DC students… Resource Testimonies/Comments Testimony: School Police Incident Oversight and Accountability Amendment Act of 2021 and Youth Rights Amendment Act of 2021 Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety on two important bills that impact the… Resource Testimonies/Comments Comment: Chapter 30 Special Education Regulations Each day a child misses the opportunity to engage in Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is a missed opportunity for learning and development that… Resource Testimonies/Comments Testimony: Roundtable on Return to School Children’s Law Center Policy Attorney Danielle Robinette testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole to urge the District to ensure DC school reopening… Resource Testimonies/Comments Budget Testimony: Budget Oversight Hearing (FY22) Children’s Law Center Executive Director Judith Sandalow testified before the DC Council’s Committee of the Whole Budget Oversight Hearing to urge the Council to ensure… Resource Testimonies/Comments Budget Testimony: Office of the City Administrator (FY22) Children’s Law Center Policy Director Sharra E. Greer testified about the importance of fully funding the Office of the Ombudsperson for Children before the DC Council’s Committee… Resource Testimonies/Comments Budget Testimony: OAH (FY22) Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Elizabeth Oquendo provided testimony to the DC Council’s Committee on Government Operations and Facilities about the need to ensure the… Resource Testimonies/Comments Budget Testimony: DOEE (FY22) Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Elizabeth Oquendo testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment about the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), noting… Resource Testimonies/Comments Budget Testimony: DHS (FY22) Children’s Law Center Senior Policy Attorney Elizabeth Oquendo testified before the DC Council’s Committee on Human Services about the Department of Human Services, asking the Committee to invest in… 1 2 3 … 18 NEXT Children’s Law Center Stay connected SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER First name Last name Email Sign Up Facebook Twitter Youtube LinkedIn Careers Contact Us Donate Copyright © 2021 Children’s Law Center Privacy Policy Terms of Use Legal Disclaimer