LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) today endorsed Proposition 13, a California measure on the March 3, 2020 ballot that would increase funding for facilities at public schools, state...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – A districting plan under consideration by an elementary school district in northern San Diego County must be rejected because it does not ensure Latinos a sufficient opportunity to elect candidates of their choice...
Read MoreMALDEF joins the Campaign for College Opportunity and coalition partners in urging Governor Newsome and the California legislature to invest in higher education and pursue policy reforms in order to close racial equity gaps in college access and completion.
Read MoreThe Hispanic Education Coalition (HEC) unites 25 organizations dedicated to improving educational opportunities for the nearly 50 million Latinos living in the United States and Puerto Rico. Co-chaired by MALDEF and the Migrant...
Read MoreIn the United States, every child is entitled to a free K-12 public education regardless of race, nationality, native language, gender, or immigration status, and is free to enjoy an education without the fear of unlawful...
Read MoreMALDEF is part of this diverse coalition of national organizations representing communities of color that believe high schools should have the capacity and motivation to prepare every student for graduation, college, work, and...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – The federal government announced today that it has rescinded policy guidance issued by the Obama administration to foster diversity in elementary and secondary schools and on college campuses. Please...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following response to a statement released today by Secretary of Education Betsy...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on today’s testimony by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of...
Read MoreMALDEF pressed Congress to try to ensure that the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) lives up to its title.
Read MoreLatino-focused Curriculum Important Part of Plan TUCSON, AZ – On November 9, 2012, MALDEF joined in filing a draft plan with the federal District Court in Fisher, et al., Mendoza, et al. v. Tucson Unified School District (TUSD),...
Read MoreFunding for at-risk students is inadequate and irrational DENVER, CO – Today, MALDEF held a press conference in front of the Colorado Department of Education to announce the beginning of the trial in Lobato v. Colorado....
Read MoreCourt mandates continued federal monitoring of Tucson Unified School District desegregation policies TUCSON, AZ – Yesterday, in Fisher/Mendoza v. Tucson Unified School District, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a...
Read MoreAn 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...
Read MoreThomas 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...
Read MoreIn 1970, Judge William Wayne Justice of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Texas ordered the State of Texas and nine school districts to remedy past discrimination that continued to harm the educational...
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