Education
We’ve gone to court to desegregate public schools, challenged harmful and discriminatory discipline policies, pressed for equitable funding, and sought to address the education gaps faced by many students, including Latinos and English learners.
Our attorneys have secured landmark victories, including Plyler v. Doe, the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that guarantees all children the right to attend public schools, regardless of immigration status.
MALDEF’s work is more important than ever. Today, Latino children account for one in four students enrolled in public schools, yet many still face significant barriers to a meaningful education. We fight to eliminate those obstacles and work to improve Latino students’ access to higher learning.
We challenge colleges and universities to secure equal access and to ensure Latino students have an equitable opportunity to pursue and achieve their higher education dreams.
Education
MALDEF, TheDream.US, and Presidents’ Alliance React to Latest DoJ Lawsuits Against State Tuition Equity Policies
Washington, DC – This afternoon, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had filed four new lawsuits against states’ tuition equity policies for Dreamers, with lawsuits against Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington bringing the total to twenty-one such lawsuits filed in the past two years.
MALDEF APPEALS RULING IN PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL-CLOSURE CASE, FILES OPENING BRIEF
MALDEF REQUESTS EN BANC REVIEW IN EFFORT TO DEFEND TEXAS DREAM ACT
NEW ORLEANS – A Latino civil rights group has requested en banc review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit of a panel decision upholding a ruling that denied immigrant students in Texas the opportunity to intervene in a case where Texas and the federal government agreed to strike down a Texas law that allowed the students to pay the same tuition as most students at public schools and universities.