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…
NJ Legislators: Support State School Aid in Governor Murphy’s Proposed Budget but Know that work remains
June 12, 2025 As New Jersey “budget season” moves into the critical phase where Legislators and Governor Phil…
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…
ELC “Friend of the Court” Briefs at the U.S. Supreme Court in Key Student Civil Rights Cases
Education Law Center weighed in on two significant cases that will shortly be decided by the United States…
Statement from Robert Kim, Education Law Center Executive Director, on today’s decision in Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond:
We are very pleased the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the decisive holding of the Oklahoma Supreme Court that…
Dangerous National Private School Voucher Program Included in House Budget Legislation
This week the U.S. House of Representatives’ Ways & Means Committee approved a bill that includes a wasteful…
Trump 2.0: How Much Federal Education Aid Does Your School or Congressional District Receive?
Today, Education Law Center released a new advocacy tool focused on federal PK-12 funding. Using the most recently…