Tag: civil rights
Congress Urged to Enact Antiracist Education Policies
In light of recent demands for racial justice, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, UnidosUS, and the National Women’s Law Center along with hundreds of other civil rights and education organizations,...
U.S. Upholds Constitutional Right to Literacy
The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that all U.S. students have a right to a basic minimum education under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment and...
A Biography of the American Public Library
American public libraries have long been a gathering place for communities across the nation, but they haven't always been welcoming to women and people of color.
The precursor to the public library, the “social...
Recognizing Gifted English Learners
The National Center for Research on Gifted Education (NCREGE) has published a study, commissioned during the Obama administration, with funding from the U.S. Department...
Reading Your Rights
The first federal civil-rights lawsuit in U.S. history to secure the right of access to literacy is currently being argued in Michigan (see News, p. 9). The district judge has ruled that, despite its...