Can Federal Education Law be Used to Curb Harsh School Discipline? “Public school discipline practices are pushing children out of school,” said Janel George, senior education policy counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, ...
What Obama’s New Military-Equipment Rules Mean for K-12 School Police “I definitely think it’s a step in the right direction,” Janel George, senior education policy council at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund tells Rolling ...
Fight for the right to vote Democrats are suing to roll back Republican voting restriction laws, filing suits in Wisconsin, Ohio and other key 2016 states. Marc Elias, campaign attorney for Hillary for America, and ...
Bard College held its 155th commencement on Saturday, May 23, 2015. Bard College held its one hundred fifty-fifth commencement on Saturday, May 23, 2015. At the commencement ceremony, Bard President Leon Botstein conferred 420 undergraduate degrees ...
Legal Defense Fund Boosts Grants in Law Student Scholarship Program “The boost in dollar amount represents “a big leap forward,” said Joon Bang, [LDF] manager for programs. “We recognize that education costs are rising, and ...
On 900AM WURD, Monique Lin-Luse discusses the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education and the ESEA. LDF continues to advocate for strong federal oversight to be included in the reauthorization of the ESEA (Elementary and SEcondary Education Act/No ...
61 Years After Brown v. Board, Segregation Continues Janel George of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund on the continued struggle for equal access, six decades after the groundbreaking case that desegregated schools “Although ...
