News & Commentary about Disability Rights and Education
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Jan 10, 2024
Language Access is a Civil Right, For Both Children and Adults
![In this Dec. 17, 2012 photo, Officer Rick Moore of the Oakland school district police patrols Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, Calif.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/09/school-resource-officer-blog-400x266.jpg)
Sep 14, 2023
This Student Fought a School Fine for Four Years
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Jul 8, 2022
Three Ways We're Fighting for Disability Rights in Courtrooms Across the Country
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Mar 31, 2022
Affirmative Action Is the Floor, Not the Ceiling
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Sep 16, 2021
Bans on School Mask Mandates Discriminate Against Disabled Kids
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Aug 31, 2021
Safe and Healthy Schools Lead With Support, Not Police
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Jul 9, 2020
Police in Schools Continue to Target Black, Brown, and Indigenous Students with Disabilities. The Trump Administration Has Data That’s Likely to Prove It.
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Mar 18, 2019
How Disability Rights Advocates Turned Back the Trump Administration’s Attack on Students of Color
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Feb 27, 2019
It’s Time to Make Sure Our Kids Are No Longer Bound, Shackled, or Locked Away When They’re at School