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Announcing New Book with Groundbreaking Studies on School Discipline

A new book, Closing the School Discipline Gap, from The Center for Civil Rights Remedies at the UCLA Civil Rights Project (CRP/CCRR) looks at disciplinary policies and practices in school that result in disparities, and provides remedies that may be enacted at federal, state, and district levels.

Senator Edward Brooke: A personal reflection by Gary Orfield

CRP Co-director Gary Orfield reflects on the Civil Rights legacy of Senator Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015).

Experts Say Schools Can’t Address Racial Disparities in Discipline without Confronting Racial Issues

Research Collaborative Urges School Data Collection, Frank Conversation, and Adoption of New Practices

A Dream Undone? Higher Education Access and Opportunity in a Shifting Legal Landscape

CRP and partners launch groundbreaking study to examine how legal challenges to race-conscious admissions have changed contemporary admissions practices at selective colleges and universities.

Groups File Civil Rights Complaint Challenging Tracking and Discipline Practices in South Orange-Maplewood School District

The complaint was brought by CRP's Center for Civil Rights Remedies, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of New Jersey.