Defending Public Schools and Students Nationwide: ELC’s 2025 Wrapped
As 2025 comes to a close, Education Law Center is reflecting on a year of increasing challenges, but also meaningful…
Making the Grade 2025: In an Uncertain Federal Policy Landscape, States Must Prioritize Fair School Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWARK, N.J. – Today, Education Law Center released, Making the Grade: How Fair is School Funding in Your State?, the latest…
Parents and Community Members File Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee’s Universal Private School Voucher Program
Legal challenge argues voucher law violates Tennessee Constitution and diverts critical funding from public schools FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:…
Statement from Education Law Center Executive Director Robert Kim on Congressional Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill
Today, the U.S. Congress has done the unthinkable and slashed funding to programs that the vast majority of…
Coalition Moves for Injunction Stopping Trump Administration’s Actions to Dismantle the Department of Education
Washington, D.C. — Today, in the case of NAACP v. US, the coalition of plaintiffs and supporters are…
Statement from Education Law Center on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor
Today’s Supreme Court decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor is a painful setback for equity in public education. By allowing parents…
ELC Submits Public Comments Opposing Attempts by Federal Departments to Gut Public Education and Civil Rights Protections
Education Law Center submitted public comments opposing the U.S. Department of Education’s harmful discretionary grant priorities and urging…
The U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Rules to Protect the Rights of Students with Disabilities
The U.S. Supreme Court, in AJT v. Osseo, overturned a longstanding, problematic Eighth Circuit Court precedent that required…
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona to Keynote ELC’s 16th Annual Education Justice Lecture: “Protecting Public Education During the Trump Administration”
Join Education Law Center virtually on Monday, June 30, at 4:30 p.m. ET for the rescheduled 16th annual Education Justice lecture….
Civil Rights Organizations Urge NY’s Highest Court to Uphold Decision on School Segregation
Education Law Center and the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed an amicus brief urging New York’s…