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Oct 3, 2023

Keeping Our Kids Safe from the EdTech Surveillance Industry

Our new report illustrates why harmful surveillance tools are a poor option for improving school safety.
Our new report illustrates why harmful surveillance tools are a poor option for improving school safety.
A classroom cctv camera keeping watch over students.
A classroom cctv camera keeping watch over students.
Sep 28, 2023

As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice?

Here’s what past criminal law rulings tell us about how the justices may interpret the law moving forward.
Here’s what past criminal law rulings tell us about how the justices may interpret the law moving forward.
The vacant interior of the US Supreme Court with the justices' equally vacant seats.
The vacant interior of the US Supreme Court with the justices' equally vacant seats.
Sep 27, 2023

10 Advocates on Why They Won’t Stand for Classroom Censorship

People across the country shared their thoughts about why inclusive education is crucial for students.
People across the country shared their thoughts about why inclusive education is crucial for students.
A graphic of a child looking at a shelf of library books surrounded by other graphics of thought bubbles and lightbulbs.
A graphic of a child looking at a shelf of library books surrounded by other graphics of thought bubbles and lightbulbs.
Sep 21, 2023

RICO and Domestic Terrorism Charges Against Cop City Activists Send a Chilling Message

The excessively punitive, overreaching charges should be dropped and must not set a precedent.
The excessively punitive, overreaching charges should be dropped and must not set a precedent.
A protester holdng a sign stating "Forest Defense =/ Domestic Terrorism" demands the end of planned construction of Atlanta's proposed police training facility, "Cop City" to save the Weelaunee Forest.
A protester holdng a sign stating "Forest Defense =/ Domestic Terrorism" demands the end of planned construction of Atlanta's proposed police training facility, "Cop City" to save the Weelaunee Forest.
Sep 15, 2023

On the Frontlines of the Fight Against Classroom Censorship

A coordinated attack on the First Amendment is happening at schools and universities across the country as state legislators silence the voices of marginalized students and make teachers’ jobs impossible.
A coordinated attack on the First Amendment is happening at schools and universities across the country as state legislators silence the voices of marginalized students and make teachers’ jobs impossible.
Right To Learn illustration featuring a a teacher with a piece of chalk that has vines, a globe, animals and numbers springing from it in front of children's faces.
Right To Learn illustration featuring a a teacher with a piece of chalk that has vines, a globe, animals and numbers springing from it in front of children's faces.
Sep 13, 2023

How Our Affiliates are Fighting for Education Equity

ACLU affiliates are challenging discriminatory discipline policies, censorship efforts, and the use of force in schools across the country.
ACLU affiliates are challenging discriminatory discipline policies, censorship efforts, and the use of force in schools across the country.
Students raising their hands in a classroom.
Students raising their hands in a classroom.