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What do leading K-12 organizations expect from a Biden presidency? - Education Dive

November 11, 2020

In his victory speech Saturday night, presumptive President-Elect Joe Biden called for national unity. But educators, education organizations and associations and legal experts are far from united in their views on what a Biden presidency might mean for K-12.…

DOJ Calls Move To Reform Migrant Custody ‘Judicial Rewrite’ - Law360

November 9, 2020

The Trump administration on Friday asked a California federal judge to reject a class action brought on behalf of unaccompanied migrant children, casting it as an attempted “judicial rewrite” of administration policy that is preempted by previous litigation.…

Members of Congress Call for End to Expulsions of Children, Demand Answers from DHS and CDC

November 2, 2020

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U.S. detained migrant children for far longer than previously known - Los Angeles Times

October 30, 2020

In early June, a 17-year-old girl from Honduras got what she’d desperately wanted since she was 10: freedom from U.S. custody.…

Ed Dept civil rights data shows restraint, seclusion, sexual assault on the rise - Education Dive

October 20, 2020

Education Dive examined the latest Civil Rights Data Collection release, covering the 2017-18 school year, and found four key takeaways for K-12 ed leaders.…

A new El Paso shelter for migrant children opened its doors. But where are the kids? - El Paso Times

October 16, 2020

A new shelter for migrant children opened its doors in El Paso in mid-September, even as the Trump administration has all but closed the U.S. border to minors traveling alone.…

New Civil Rights Data Shows Increase in Reports of Sexual Violence at School - The 74

October 15, 2020

Incidents of sexual violence in public schools increased by more than half between the 2015-16 and 2017-18 school years — from 9,649 to 14,938, according to civil rights data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education. And cases of rape or attempted rape…

‘Sheer Cruelty, Racism, and Disregard’ - The Progressive

October 12, 2020

Trump’s immigration policy is all about sowing fear and division.…

Appeals court upholds ban on holding migrant kids in hotels - Associated Press

October 4, 2020

An appeals court refused Sunday to allow the Trump administration to resume detaining immigrant children in hotel rooms before expelling them under rules adopted during the coronavirus pandemic.…

Governor Signs Bradford Bill Protecting Youth Miranda Rights - LA Watts Times

October 1, 2020

This week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 203, authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), which prevents youth, up to age 17, from being interrogated prior to being held in custody and before waiving their Miranda rights without consulting with legal counsel.…