Focus area
Education
Education
NCYL’s Education work aims to create an education ecosystem that centers youth. We work to ensure equitable education opportunities to all children and youth - especially those who experience barriers due to disability, racism, socioeconomic status and more. We also work to ensure safe and positive school environments where students can learn and thrive.
Center Youth
NCYL partners directly with youth to improve their education outcomes, identify opportunities for reform, file litigation and engage in policy advocacy.
Legal Advocacy & Impact Litigation
Laws & Policy
Press Coverage
California’s juvenile justice system seeks to end the incarceration of girls and young women
March 3, 2023
EdSource
What the rejection of African American History means for students
February 17, 2023
EdWeek
NCYL Leader Jesse Hahnel Steps Down
October 19, 2022
The Imprint
Nearly $1 billion headed to schools to address student mental health, support systems
September 30, 2022
The National Desk
One year after a California school officer killed a teenager, families fight to remove armed campus guards
September 27, 2022
The Guardian
New Year, New Fear: Students Return to Schools with Beefed-Up Security Post-Uvalde
September 12, 2022
The 74
Where We Focus
National Center for Youth Law is committed to achieving large-scale, lasting change across multiple government systems and public agencies. Explore all the areas of our work to Center Youth.
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