"These workers, the majority of whom are women, earn modest salaries, work long hours, and have just been told that they will still be denied fair pay," said Emily Martin, National Women's Law Center vice...
"A single judge in Texas has ignored 78 years of legal precedent and taken money out of the pockets of millions of working people across the country by blocking the long overdue update of the...
The education department letter comes a day after the National Women’s Law Center issued its own statement to policymakers, also urging an end to corporal punishment. The center’s letter was issued on behalf of more than...
“These types of severe discipline policies don’t work,” said Fatima Goss Graves, senior vice president for program at the National Women’s Law Center. “The consequences are severe in terms of academic performance and beyond.” Research shows...
King was joined in the conference call by Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, Nathan R. Monell, executive director of the National PTA and Fatima Gross of the National Women’s Law Center.
"Not only does corporal punishment inflict pain and injury, it also stifles students' ability to learn," said Fatima Goss Graves, a senior vice president at the National Women's Law Center. "Policymakers must eradicate violence against...