ACLU Blasts Appeals Court Ruling That Government Not Obligated to Provide...
Student RightsNovember 07, 2014EducationDETROIT – In a blow to schoolchildren statewide, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that the State of Michigan has no legal obligation to provide a...
View ArticleA Reason to Prevail: Atiya’s Thanks to Supporters
Student RightsNovember 14, 2014EducationYou might expect Atiya Haynes to be downhearted.After all, the 17-year-old honor student and community volunteer was suspended for the rest of her senior year by...
View ArticleHarsh Discipline Pushes Students Out, But Fails to Make Schools Safer
Student RightsFebruary 03, 2015EducationIn Michigan, our current approach to school discipline is driving far too many public-school students—especially students of color—out of the classroom. In many...
View ArticleNew Report: Misguided School Disciplinary Policies Hurt Students, Fail to...
Student RightsJanuary 29, 2015EducationDETROIT — Subjected to both harsh zero tolerance policies and an increasing police presence on campuses, public school students in Michigan are being suspended,...
View ArticleACLU of Michigan Urges Public School District to Remove Religion from Job...
Student RightsMarch 03, 2015EducationGRAND RAPIDS — Warning against the unconstitutional use of religious beliefs as employment criteria in public education, the American Civil Liberties Union of...
View ArticleACLU of Michigan Sues EAA for Details About Special-Education Services
Student RightsMay 05, 2015EducationConcerned over a lack of transparency from the state-run Education Achievement Authority, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan announced this week that it...
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Michigan Education System Ethics, Transparency Laws Need Overhaul
Voting RightsDecember 07, 2015EducationOpen GovernmentLast month, Michigan received the dubious distinction of ranking dead last in the nation for state ethics and transparency laws. The State received...
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ACLU of Michigan Responds to Backlash Against Proposed School Guidelines
LGBT RightsMarch 24, 2016LGBT RightTransgender Advocacy ProjectAmy HunterEducationState Board of EducationDiscriminationAmy Hunter, Coordinator of the ACLU Transgender Advocacy Project, today issued...
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In Defense of Public Education
Student RightsMarch 27, 2017EducationMPowerEDPublic EducationStudentsMichigan public education is being eroded – through the advancement of for-profit charter schools, by way of threats of school...
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ACLU, NAACP and Other Groups Offer Expertise to Assist Schools in Moving from...
Student RightsAugust 15, 2017EducationSCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINEIn the wake of recent laws dramatically reworking Michigan’s previously harsh “zero tolerance” student discipline policies, a group of...
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