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Which States Are Challenging Undocumented Students’ Right to Free Education
States are reviving efforts to challenge the 1982 Plyler v. Doe ruling that guarantees undocumented students a free, public ...
The California Office for Civil Rights is closing. What now for school discrimination cases?
The Trump administration's slashing cut the state's Office for Civil Rights, responsible for providing students protection ...
The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take ...
Guest essay: To be anti-trafficking requires support for education rights
Instead of attending school, millions of children are exploited in forced labor. But education itself can be a key solution ...
Education Department Sued Over Cuts to Civil Rights Office
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...
'It's a right to go to school' | Activists push back on TN bill restricting public education for students in the country illegally
A proposal that Republican lawmakers said was meant to challenge a landmark United States Supreme Court decision that ...
Federal Education Department layoffs include civil rights lawyers for NJ
Civil rights attorneys in the Education Department responsible for the New York and New Jersey region were laid off by the ...
Alabama parents sue over cuts to education civil rights office: ‘Discriminatory and unsafe’
Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...