Special education

Amicus Letter in Support of Petition for Review

Letter in support of Petition for Review in Campaign for Quality Education v. State of...

Categories: No Child Left Behind/other funding, Special education

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Press Release – Educational Injustice

Press Release on the report "Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth...

Categories: Discipline/truancy, English learner/migrant/homeless, Enrollment/re-entry, Gang profiling, Law enforcement in school, No Child Left Behind/other funding, Special education

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Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California Juvenile Court Schools

Report by the Youth Law Center of the of the barriers to education for youth...

Categories: Discipline/truancy, English learner/migrant/homeless, Enrollment/re-entry, Gang profiling, Law enforcement in school, No Child Left Behind/other funding, Special education

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Executive Summary: Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California Juvenile ...

Summary of Report detailing a study of the education system for youth confined to detention...

Categories: Alternative education, Discipline/truancy, English learner/migrant/homeless, Enrollment/re-entry, Gang profiling, Law enforcement in school, No Child Left Behind/other funding, Special education

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Nick O. v. Terhune Stipulation and Order

Nick O. v. Terhune was a federal class action challenging the failure of the defendants...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy issues, Special education, Training school

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Ramon v. Soto Stipulation and Settlement Agreement

Ramon v. Soto was a federal civil rights action that challenged several unlawful disciplinary procedures...

Categories: Special education

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Ramon v. Soto Complaint

Ramon v. Soto was a federal civil rights action that challenged several unlawful disciplinary procedures...

Categories: Special education

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Nick O. v. Terhune Complaint

Nick O. v. Terhune was a federal class action challenging the failure of the defendants...

Categories: Division of Juvenile Facilities, Legal/policy issues, Special education, Training school

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Melvin C. v. Schilling Maryland Correctional Special Education Action Plan

The Youth Law Center in collaboration with the Public Justice Center, Inc. and two private...

Categories: Juveniles in Jails/Prisons, Special education

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Melvin C. v. Schilling Complaint

The Youth Law Center in collaboration with the Public Justice Center, Inc. and two private...

Categories: Juveniles in Jails/Prisons, Special education

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Step 6 – Children in the Child Welfare System – Tools for Promoting Educational Success and Reducing Delinquency

According to the National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice, the Tools for Success,...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education, Enrollment/re-entry, Special education

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Education Issues Impacting Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems

This is a training outline that covers education issues impacting both juvenile justice and foster...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education, Alternative education, English learner/migrant/homeless, Enrollment/re-entry, Gang profiling, Law enforcement in school, No Child Left Behind/other funding, Special education

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Policy Brief – Academic Supports

This California Foster Youth Education Task Force's policy brief descibes the various special academic supports for foster...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education, English learner/migrant/homeless, No Child Left Behind/other funding, Special education

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Getting Out of the Red Zone – Youth from the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems Speak Out about the Obstac...

This publication describes the process the Youth Law Center underwent to conduct a series of...

Categories: Alternative education, Enrollment/re-entry, Legal/policy issues, Special education

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Demand Letter to CDE re: Failure to Monitor Juvenile Court Schools

This is a demand letter directed to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction concerning California’s...

Categories: Alternative education, Special education

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