by Press | May 17, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, in recognition of the 65th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: “65 years...
by Press | Apr 11, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – In response to reports that Texas Tech University Health Science Center has agreed to end its consideration of race in selecting candidates for admission to its medical school, Brenda Shum Director of the Educational Opportunities Project at the...
by Press | Mar 25, 2019 | Newsclips
Year after year, Stuyvesant High has abysmal enrollment rates for black and Latino students. But the debate over admissions reform is brimming with misunderstandings.
by Press | Mar 20, 2019 | Newsclips
The number of Black students entering New York City’s elite public schools hit a shocking low that renewed questions about the fairness of using standardized tests as the only measure for admissions.
by Press | Mar 19, 2019 | Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the closing of Argosy University, a nationwide chain of for-profit schools that closed after the U.S. Department of Education pulled its eligibility for federal aid programs the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law...
