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Civil Rights Groups on Charter Cap Lawsuit Dismissal: Stop Pitting Schools Against Each Other →

Civil Rights Groups’ Statement on Supreme Judicial Court’s Dismissal of Doe v. Peyser It is time for Massachusetts to stop pitting schools against each other and improve the educations of our most vulnerable youth in all schools. Today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) affirmed the dismissal of Doe v....

In Globe Letter, LCCR Voices Support for Students’ School-Funding Protest →

In response to a Globe editorial, "An incomplete lesson for BPS students," the Lawyers' Committee submitted the following letter, published on Saturday, May 28, noting that students' peaceful protest against school budget cuts should not be dismissed so easily by the paper: RATHER THAN address the concerns raised by a multiracial...

Court to Hear Argument in Charter Cap Lawsuit →

  COURT TO HEAR ARGUMENT IN CHARTER CAP LAWSUIT    NAACP, Students of Color, Students with Disabilities, and English Language Learners Seek to Intervene Boston, MA – On Friday, April 8th, traditional public school students and the New England Area Conference of the NAACP will argue for their right to...

The Case Against Lifting the Charter Cap →

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Lawyers’ Committee Moves to Intervene in Charter Cap Case on Behalf of Students of Color, Students with Disabilities, and English Language Learners →

Boston, MA – Students of color, students with disabilities, and English language learners, together with the New England Area Conference of the NAACP, moved today to intervene in the pending litigation over the cap on charter schools, arguing that the cap is necessary to preserve educational opportunities for students in...

Rahsaan Hall quoted in Banner, Opposes New BPS School Closings →

The Lawyers' Committee, along with other activists groups, oppose the new school closings announced by Boston Public Schools. Read the full article here.

LCCR and BEAM Oppose Call for More School Closures →

LCCR and Black Educators' Alliance of Massachusetts (BEAM) oppose the possible school closures mentioned in Boston Public Schools' preliminary budget report for next school year.  As this joint letter makes clear, the budget process is too rushed a time to consider closing schools, especially when there's an ongoing federal civil rights investigation into BPS'...