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CONSTITUTIONALLY OBLIGATED: STATES CANNOT PASS THE BUCK TO DISTRICTS AFTER CLOSING SCHOOLS

Published on: April 29, 2020

All states are constitutionally obligated to maintain and support a public education system, even after closing schools to stop the pandemic, and that obligation cannot be delegated to local school districts.

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EDUCATION LAW CENTER RESPONSE TO COVID-19 IMPACTS ON EDUCATION RIGHTS

Published on: April 16, 2020

ELC is bringing decades of experience and dedication to our core mission to tackling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education rights of the children we serve.

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EDUCATION RIGHTS CASES TO WATCH

Published on: October 3, 2019

New and pending cases to remedy state failures to provide adequate resources, funding, facilities and special education programs in public schools have advanced in numerous courts. Here’s what we’re watching.

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ELC STAUNCHLY OPPOSES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S PROPOSED SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT RULES

Published on: February 4, 2019

ELC has submitted detailed comments objecting to the poorly-reasoned and unlawful Title IX regulations recently proposed by the U.S. Department of Education.

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EDUCATION RIGHTS CASES TO WATCH IN 2019

Published on: January 10, 2019

In 2018, new cases were filed and pending cases advanced in numerous courts to remedy state education failures. Here are some important cases ELC is watching in 2019.

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SECRETARY DEVOS'S SCHOOL SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE NO PLACE IN OUR SCHOOLS

Published on: December 18, 2018

ELC released a statement in opposition to recommendations by the Federal Commission on School Safety released by the Trump administration. 

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ELC LEADING THE FIGHT FOR EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS

Published on: September 26, 2017

As a national leader in defending the right to education, ELC currently represents public school children in courtrooms from New York to Michigan. Here's a roundup of our major pending cases.

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VALUING PUBLIC EDUCATION: A 50 STATE REPORT CARD

Published on: February 16, 2016

The Network for Public Education has issued an evaluation of how well states and the District of Columbia support public schools. There have been many reports purporting to rank state policies on public education, but the NPE report card is different.

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