National Center for Youth Law

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National Center for Youth Law: [email protected]

Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights: [email protected]

Comprehensive legislation would estab...

LOS ANGELES — A brief filed Wednesday by attorneys representing children protected under the Flores Settlement Agreement provides proof that

The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)  have advanced a sweeping legal effort to force transparency from the Department of Education (Department), submitting a

SACRAMENTO — California’s 2026-27 budget agreement includes a landmark $116 million investment to identify and support K-12 students experiencing homelessness, the largest dedicated state funding for these students in U.S. history. The investment is the result of a

All students deserve access to safe and inclusive school environments, including equitable access to school sports teams, which are crucial for healthy youth development.

Today, the Supreme Court undermined those principles by allowing barriers that exclude transgender students from participating fully alongside their peers in school sports. In upholding West Virgi...