LOS ANGELES — An investigative report released today by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and Public Advocates Inc. shows that tens of millions of dollars earmarked for programs to aid high-need students were instead unlawfully spent by school districts on school police and other security

POMONA — The Pomona Unified School District (PUSD) has voted to restore more than $2 million in state funds to programs for high-need students. The school board changed its spending plan as the result of advocacy by students, parents, and activists who were outraged that funds intended to suppor

RIVERSIDE, CA — In the settlement of a lawsuit against the unconstitutional Youth Accountability Team (YAT) program in Riverside County that treated thousands of youths — especially those of color — like hardened criminals for minor adolescent misbehaviors, the county has agreed to groundbreaking

LOS ANGELES — In a landmark resolution today, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted to end the district’s mandatory, daily random searches of students. The vote was a victory for the Students Not Suspects coalition that had long fought the policy that unfairly targeted

LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education will vote on a resolution to end the daily, random searches that unfairly criminalize students, and have been shown to be ineffective, intrusive, and excessive. A coalition, Students Not Suspects, has been urging

LOS ANGELES — There are more than 200,000 K-12 students who are homeless in California, according to the state's Department of Education. At California's community colleges, roughly 1 in 5 students are also without a home. Federal and state laws require that schools to designate liaisons to identify

SACRAMENTO — Just days after being sworn in as California's 40th governor, Gavin Newsom unveiled his proposed budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, including a $124.9 million investment to expand preschool education to all low-income four-year-olds over the next three years.

RIVERSIDE — The Youth Accountability Team (YAT) program was created in 2001 in Riverside County to target at-risk youths for intervention. But YAT treats children who have not been convicted of crimes like hardened criminals with surprise searches, unannounced home visitations, strict restrictions