NCYL Launches ‘The State of Civil Rights for Students and Schools,’ a 50-State Legal Resource for Families and Advocates

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 10, 2026 | Federal

The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) today launched “The State of Civil Rights for Students and Schools,” a free online resource that compiles key education civil rights laws and frameworks from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In...

Ed Department Dismissed 90% Of Civil Rights Complaints Alarming Disability Advocates

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 24, 2026 | Federal

Disability Scoop The U.S. Department of Education dismissed the vast majority of discrimination complaints it received — likely including many based on disability — all while spending millions in an effort to fire staff charged with investigating such cases....

CA: State settles with Sacramento schools over enrollment

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | State

The Center Square California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement Friday with the Sacramento City Unified School District following an investigation into enrollment policies that allegedly discriminated against students. The settlement resolves...

‘A shifting system’: concerns over students’ civil rights rise as DoJ changes priorities

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 6, 2026 | Federal

The Guardian Within the justice department’s civil rights division is a small office devoted to educational issues, including seclusion, as well as desegregation and racial harassment. The division intentionally chooses cases with potential for high impact and...

Why tracking racial disparities in special education still matters

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 6, 2026 | Federal

The Michigan Chronicle Classrooms should be places of opportunity, not obstacles. But for many students with disabilities, especially students of color and English learners, school often reinforces the inequities it’s supposed to erase. Black students, for example,...