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NCYL News – February 2019
VOL. 4 NO. 1

ARTICLES

What’s Sex Got to Do With It?

February 1, 2019

The Leadership Team of the Los Angeles Reproductive Healthy Equity Project for Foster Youth (LA RHEP) ended 2018 on a high note, hosting their first annual conference at East Los Angeles College on December 18^th: What’s sex got to do with it? Healthy …

Leading Educators Defend Student Civil Rights

February 1, 2019

A distinguished group of 14 educators, Leading Educator Ambassadors for Equity (LEAE), have undertaken a drive to promote education equity amongst their peers while challenging regressive federal policy actions. The LEAE are affiliated with the Education Civil Rights Alliance (ECRA) convened by NCYL. Spearheaded by…

New Lawsuit Challenges Shortened School Day for Students with Disabilities - Oregon Failing to Ensure That All Children Can Attend a Full day of School

February 1, 2019

Children in Oregon as young as five- and six-years-old are routinely excluded from attending a full school day with their peers because of their disability-related behaviors. Their school districts often make these decisions without first adequately considering and developing services or supports …

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK – February 2019

February 1, 2019

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR WORK

Hey Betsy DeVos: You Can’t do That ›

NCYL has submitted comments in response to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’s proposed regulations regarding sexual harassment. The submission directly challenges DeVos’s authority to act on the grounds that her appointment as

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