Education Rights Center

at Howard University School of Law





A Research Center Promoting Educational Equity for All Students
                      Mission                               
The Education Rights Center’s mission is to promote qualitatively equal educational opportunities for low-income, rural, and minority students by identifying and measuring the various indicators of educational inequality in primary and secondary schools.  In furtherance of this mission, the Center’s activities include empirical research, legal analysis, incorporation of social science, and engagement with stakeholder communities and policy makers. 
                      Activities                           
  • analyzing data in the various areas of educational inequality
  • synthesizing social science research on the various areas of educational inequality
  • providing the legal framework to evaluate relevant social science and data
  • supporting advocates for educational reform


News and Recent Posts

Education Rights Center co-sponsors school integration 
    conference at Howard University School of Law on 
    November 13th.  The conference will feature the 
    Assistant Secretary of the Office for Civil Rights, along 
    with several other Obama adminstration officials, 
    leading scholars, and civil rights advocates.  
    View CSPAN's Video Coverage
    Full Brochure

Scholars, Advocates, and Policymakers Convene                     Harvard Law School Hosts National Conference on the 
    to Discuss Education as a Civil Right                                           Future of School Desegregation

                                               
      link to story                                                                                   link to story 

                                                                                                    

The Education Rights Center Begins                                         Derek Black, Director, Publishes Article on the Future
    Investigation of Unequal Access to Curriculum                             of School Desegregation
                                                                                                                   
                                                           
                 link to story                                                                                                        link to story
          
                                                                                                                   


Derek Black, Director, Publishes Article on the Effects of Racial Isolation on Schools' Ability to 
    Provide Adequate Educational Opportunities to All
     link to full article


    
    
        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyright . Education Rights Center. All rights reserved.
Howard University School of Law, 2900 Van Ness St., NW, Washington, D.C. 2008