California has had a segregated educational system since 1980: desegregation plans have been shut down, the state constitution was changed to block integration, and there has been no leadership for even voluntary integration efforts since the 1970s.
Without a proactive immigration strategy, the U.S. risks severe labor shortages and long-term declines in productivity and economic vitality. Amid the […]
Prestigious award recognizes those who have set a path for others, benefitting Mexican citizens and culture. Gándara’s contributions have furthered […]
“We are witnessing a multi-decade retreat from school integration”
Study underscores the need for a renewed civil rights agenda to combat the spread of suburban school segregation
Rate of lost instruction is highest in 6 years
Research collaboration underscores harm to students’ academic outcomes
Additional new research digs into American Indian and Alaska Native Data
New research, Gentrification and Schools: Challenges, Opportunities and Policy Options, published by The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA, examines the growth […]
Findings underscore excessive punishment of homeless and foster youth
As conservative governors and legislatures across the nation seek to limit learning and discussion in schools about race and racial […]
New publication summarizes the growth of the mixed-race population in the U.S., highlights complications for the future of civil rights law and policy.
“A Day of Shame for the Nation”
New report published by the UCLA Civil Rights Project makes the case for bilingual education as the standard of instruction
Researchers say CA Master Plan is obsolete, structural changes to increase degree production and intense focus on racial equity are needed
An excerpt from the book and Q&A with author Professor Gary Orfield about his perspective on social and economic barriers to higher education.
Discussion on Sept. 13 explored new book by Civil Rights Project co-director on racial inequality that hinders students of color.
A new report by the UCLA Civil Rights Project, Disabling Inequity: The Urgent Need for Race Conscious Remedies, highlights the inequitable conditions […]
Martin Luther King once said, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” That may […]
This coming Tuesday is election day. Please – Vote! As citizens, voting is our most important responsibility. It is the […]
One of the key decisions confronting California voters as they head to the polls next week is how to vote […]
In a comprehensive analysis of the previously reported 11 million instructional days lost to out-of-school suspensions in 2015-16, new research by the […]
Patricia Gándara, co-director of the UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA, is the lead author of a survey […]
jmcdonald@gseis.ucla.edu 310-880-5332 The UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles today released a new research report on segregation and its alternatives […]
