- COVID-19
Don’t Divert Funds Away from Public Schools
July 30, 2020
NDRN submitted comments to an interim final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Education.
Comments - Community Integration
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Letter in Support of the Lifeline Program
July 30, 2020
NDRN and twelve other national organizations submitted comments to FCC in support of the FCC taking a number of actions to ensure that the Lifeline program remains strong and robust.
Letter - Education
Everyone on Day One: Students with Disabilities Left Out of Back to School Plans
July 29, 2020
Students housed in juvenile detention facilities, public and private special education schools, psychiatric hospitals, alternative programs residential treatment facilities, and immigration detention (among others) have the same rights to receive a public education.
Statement - COVID-19
Senate COVID Bill Protects Profits, Not Lives
July 28, 2020
NDRN decries the language put forth in the immunity ("Liability Protection") section of the fourth COVID package offered to the Senate yesterday.
- COVID-19
NDRN Joins Organizations Urging Congress to Pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act
July 28, 2020
NDRN joined 154 other civil rights organizations in a letter calling on members of Congress to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act, which was recently reintroduced as the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Letter