What Is Sex Discrimination?
By Madonna T. Lechner
Law Related Education for the Public,
October 2024
On May 14, 2024, the States of Kansas, Alaska, Utah, and Wyoming filed a complaint against the U. S. Department of Education in Federal District Court alleging that the revised regulation implementing Title IX is contrary to law.
Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair
By Madonna T. Lechner
Law Related Education for the Public,
March 2024
On May 27, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the CROWN Act, which prohibits discrimination against students on the basis of hair texture or hairstyle historically associated with race.
Redlining in Florida
By Madonna T. Lechner
Law Related Education for the Public,
November 2023
Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing credit services to individuals living in or seeking to live in, communities of color because of the race, color, or national origin of the residents in those communities.
Preferential Treatment at Harvard
By Madonna T. Lechner
Law Related Education for the Public,
August 2023
In July 2023, the Chica Project, African Community Economic Development of New England, and Greater Boston Latino Network filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education alleging that Harvard University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
A New Look at the Rights of Students With Disabilities
By Madonna T. Lechner
Law Related Education for the Public,
May 2023
The plight of a student with a hearing impairment was recently brought to the public’s attention after the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a decision in Luna Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools.
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