DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker invites Jhonna Turner, Chief Strategy Officer of CARE Washington, DC, to share about her experience helping organize students and families to rally at the Capitol and defend DC’s budget last week. They also discuss what’s the come as a standalone measure to protect DC’s local budget heads back to the House. Councilmember Parker wraps up the episode by reflecting on the Committee of the Whole’s Student Voices Roundtable and efforts to address truancy. Communications Director Melissa Littlepage shares the latest highlights from the Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter. Read at ward5.us/news and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.