May 12, 2011 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
An important initiative is catching on nationwide to assure that public schools everywhere provide education on the same set of core skills and knowledge. Still, there remains much work to be done in ensuring that implementation of common core state standards is...
May 12, 2011 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education
Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, Statement on Last Week's Letter Issued by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education issued a joint “Dear Colleague”...
Apr 26, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights
SPRINGFIELD, IL – MALDEF will release its proposed Illinois legislative redistricting map and testify before the General Assembly Redistricting Committee today, April 25, 2011 at 3:00 pm in Room 114 of the Capitol Building in Springfield. MALDEF is committed to...
Apr 12, 2011 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
MALDEF Welcomes Warning to Anti-Immigrant Proposals in Other States PHOENIX, AZ – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld the preliminary injunction issued by the District Court in late July 2010 barring the most egregious provisions of SB 1070 from being...
Apr 12, 2011 | News Releases
Leading Latino Legal Civil Rights Organization Hosts Inaugural California Event, Outlining 2011 Public Policy Priorities and Legal Challenges for Latinos in California SACRAMENTO, CA – On Wednesday, March 23, 2011, MALDEF, the nation's leading legal civil rights...
