Education Equity

Students don't leave their rights at the schoolhouse doors. ACLU-DE fights to protect students’ rights in the classroom and ensure access to a fair, adequate education for all.

What you need to know

Less than half

of Delaware’s students are proficient in English Language Arts

2-3x higher

suspension rates for Black and brown students when compared to white peers who commit the same offenses

Todos los estudiantes de Delaware merecen una educación segura, equitativa y competente.

Sin embargo, las escuelas de nuestro estado y de todo el país tienen un largo camino que recorrer antes de que esa visión se convierta en realidad. Las violaciones de los derechos de los estudiantes, la histórica falta de financiación de las escuelas públicas, el racismo sistémico y la violencia en las escuelas son sucesos muy comunes detrás de los muros de las escuelas. Nuestro trabajo educativo se centra en abordar esas injusticias para ayudar a que las escuelas de Delaware sean todo lo que sabemos que pueden ser.

A través de la promoción y el servicio directo en las escuelas, nuestras campañas educativas trabajan para garantizar que todos los niños reciban el ambiente de aprendizaje que merecen. Desafiamos la financiación desigual e injusta. Luchamos para interrumpir el camino de la escuela a la prisión para que nuestros sistemas educativos abran puertas y oportunidades en lugar de poner a los niños tras las rejas. Y protegemos los derechos de todos los estudiantes, especialmente los estudiantes de color, los estudiantes con discapacidades, los estudiantes que aprenden inglés y los estudiantes que viven en códigos postales que a menudo se ignoran.

The Latest

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School Discipline

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Equity in Education

News & Commentary

Coming Soon: A Fair Discipline Training Toolkit

Coming Soon: A Fair Discipline Training Toolkit to help teach educators and families how to build inclusive communities in schools.
News & Commentary

Meet the Candidates: Appoquinimink and Capital School Board Elections

Delaware's school board elections are Tuesday, May 13. Polls are open from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Court Case
Sep 18, 2018

Delaware Public Schools Litigation

Update 4/14/2021: Agreements reached on all tracks of the Public Schools Litigation!
Court Case
Oct 02, 2015

Standing for Homeless Students' Rights

We recently acted on behalf of three middle school students who are experiencing homelessness. The siblings were displaced from their home because their mother had to take medical leave from her job and was unable to afford housing.
Court Case
May 04, 2015

Case Docket: A Roundup of Our Recent Legal Work

Voting Rights, Police Misconduct, Transgender Rights, Freedom of Religion, Preventing Economic Discrimination, Student Access to School Library Materials, and Racial Discrimination in Municipal Employment. We've been busy.
Court Case
Apr 24, 2015

Keeping Kids in School

A top priority for the ACLU here in Delaware is a comprehensive approach to protecting students’ rights and ensuring equal access to a quality education.