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Equity in Education

All students deserve access to equal educational opportunities. However, girls of color face interconnected, structural barriers that threaten their success in school and beyond.

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The SAFER Act: Students’ Access to Freedom & Educational Rights

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We Don’t Have the Full Story: Black Girls with Disabilities Deserve Accurate Representation in the Education Civil Rights Data Collection

NWLC Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Testing Accommodations for Aspiring Lawyers with Disabilities

NWLC Submits Comment on FAFSA Demographic Survey

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NWLC Files Ninth Circuit Amicus Brief Supporting School Policies that Protect Students from Discrimination

NWLC Comments Regarding Department of Education Data Collection

NWLC Files Amicus Brief Challenging Race-Based Discipline and Harassment: K.R. v. Duluth Public Schools Academy d/b/a/ Duluth Edison Charter Schools

Women Driving Change: A Pathway to a Better Mississippi

Let Her Learn: A Toolkit to Stop School Push Out for Girls of Color

Patsy Mink Fought to Break Down Barriers to Education for Women and Girls, and We Must Continue the Fight

Five Reasons Why American Schools Are Still Separate and Unequal, 64 Years After Brown v. Board

Bias is Not That Sneaky

Black Women Built That: Anna Julia Cooper & Nikole Hannah-Jones

Let Her Learn: Resources for Educators

Let Her Learn: Resources for Policymakers

Let Her Learn: Resources for Families

The Miseducation of Black Women, No Lauryn Hill

It’s Just My Face

The Risk of Being a Black Woman with a Voice

Webinar: Representing Pregnant and Parenting Students Facing Discrimination at School

“We’re watching” & Other Thoughts Shared with Candice Jackson, Acting Head of ED OCR

Suspensions for Girls of Color by School District

Forcing Students to Report Sexual Assault to the Police Makes Them Less Safe: What You Should Know About Mandatory Police Referral Bills

Let Her Learn: Resources for Students