by Press | Nov 10, 2021 | Press Releases
RALEIGH – After waiting nearly two decades for a court ruling that would finally fix the state’s inadequate public education system for underserved students, Wake County Superior Court Judge David Lee delivered on his promise with an order requiring the State of North...
by Press | Sep 2, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — Prohibiting critical race theory and anti-racism education in Texas schools would suppress educational efforts that are critically needed to confront and address racism and discrimination, according to a letter brief sent Thursday to Texas...
by Press | Jul 26, 2021 | Press Releases
(Austin, Texas) — Judge Robert Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas granted the University of Texas at Austin’s motion to dismiss Monday in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. vs. University of Texas at Austin, a case which attempted to...
by Press | Jul 13, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) —The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing on Tuesday on the nomination of Catherine Lhamon to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. If...
by Press | Jun 16, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that it will extend Title IX protections to transgender students, stating that discrimination against gay and transgender students is prohibited under the law. A year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court...