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Racial Justice : Education - Schools : Publications

Preserving Integration Options for Latino Children: A Manual for Educators, Civil Rights Leaders, and the Community (02/01/2008)
This manual from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles (CRP) describes the impact of the recent Supreme Court ruling in the Seattle/Louisville cases and outlines viable options for promoting racial diversity in schools in the wake of this decision.

Still Looking to the Future: Voluntary K-12 School Integration - A Manual for Parents, Educators and Advocates (01/11/2008)
This Manual, a joint project of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles (CRP), provides valuable guidance and information about how communities and school districts can promote racial diversity and address racial isolation in schools nationwide. This Second Edition of the Manual is being issued on the heels of the Supreme Court's June 2007 decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, which limited the ability of school districts to take race into account in achieving these goals. More information is available on the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's website at http://www.naacpldf.org/.

Plaintiffs' Op-Ed on Sheff and School Integration (07/29/2007)

Criminalizing the Classroom: The Over-Policing of New York City Schools (03/18/2007)
This report documents the excesses of the New York City school policing program and offers recommendations for reform.

Hate Speech on Campus (12/31/1994)
ACLU Q&A on hate speech on university campuses

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