In response to the federal government’s current lack of support for the disparate impact framework, the Legal Defense Fund, Democracy Forward, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the National Institute for Workers’ Rights have released the Disparate Impact Explainer. Pushing back against Executive Order No. 1428 -which seeks to eliminate disparate impact- the new resource breaks down ways advocates and attorneys can continue to fight and promote fair access to opportunity for women, people of color, people with disabilities, older adults, and others, in contexts ranging from the workplace to housing to education. “Protecting these legal tools is about more than just policy; it is about defending the principle of equal opportunity that moves our communities and our country forward.”
The challenge of moving special education out of the Education Department
POLITICO Advocates for children with disabilities — and even some Republican lawmakers — are warning that the federal government needs to preserve its special education programs as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department. Education...
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