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Fair discipline: Punishment without pushout

More than 40% of all suspensions and about 10% of expulsions in California’s public schools are due to an offense known as “willful defiance.”
But what is willful defiance?

August 6, 2013

In time of change, an affirmation of the power of the law

Twenty years ago, I attended my first gay Pride celebration in my hometown of Nashville, Tenn. It marked the beginning of my advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ community -- and has informed all that I have done since. This is the work that drives me.

July 29, 2013

Brown Bag Lecture Series: Fr. Greg Boyle's touching story on the founding of Homeboy Industries [VIDEO]

Throughout the summer, the ACLU of Southern California hosted a series of 'Brown Bag' lunch lectures led by attorneys, scholars, organizers and civic actors. This week, we are sharing highlights from these sessions in blog, video and Q&A format.

July 25, 2013

Embracing the promise of California’s new school funding system

California’s adoption of a new funding system for our schools places us on the cusp of the biggest change to public school financing in a generation.

July 25, 2013

Brown Bag Lecture Series: Q&A with Anne K. Richardson on private civil rights litigation

Throughout the summer, the ACLU of Southern California hosted a series of ‘Brown Bag’ lunch lectures led by attorneys, scholars, organizers and civic actors. This week, we are sharing highlights from these sessions in blog, video and Q&A format.

July 23, 2013

Brown Bag Lecture Series: Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and the SCOTUS post-season summary

July 22, 2013