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Press Release: Groundbreaking new federal guidelines on school discipline underscore need to pass AB 420

SAN FRANCISCO – The Department of Education and Department of Justice today released federal guidance to assist schools in administering discipline in a nondiscriminatory way and to provide alternatives to overly punitive school discipline practices.

January 8, 2014

Press Release: Judge rejects State of California's Request to dismiss lawsuit in English Learners Students Case

LOS ANGELES - Today, State Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant denied the State of California’s request to dismiss litigation in D.J. v. State of California.

September 26, 2013

Press Release: Governor Brown signs historic transgender students bill into law

SACRAMENTO — Today, California Gov.

August 12, 2013

Press Release: Coalition sends letter to school officials regarding new funding formula

LOS ANGELES—A broad coalition of education and civil rights organizations sent a letter today to all California county and district superintendents and charter school administrators urging immediate action to direct additional resources to the state’s neediest children.

July 24, 2013

Students, Parents, and Teachers Sue the State of California over Widespread Denial of Instruction to English Learner Students

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit after State Education Officials Failed to Act in Response to January 2013 Report Documenting the Illegal Practice

April 24, 2013

LGBTQ and gender non-conforming students at Sultana High School victims of unexpected bullies: teachers and administrators

The ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU/SC), and the law firm of Nixon Peabody LLP sent a letter to administrators at Sultana High School and the Hesperia Unified School District in San Bernardino County demanding that school officials stop censoring the speech and activities of the Gay Str

March 18, 2013