Press Releases

Advocate for Transgender Youth, ACLU of Arizona Sue Great Hearts Charter Schools for Refusing to Comply with Public Oversight Laws

Charter group uses sham boards and thwarts access to records to prevent accountability to the public, which spent $79 million on Great Hearts schools last year
Issue Areas: Education Equity

Rising Youth Theatre, ACLU of Arizona present powerful critique of Arizona’s education system with original theatrical production

Rising Youth Theatre and the ACLU of Arizona will later this month present an original theatrical production highlighting injustice and discrimination within Arizona’s education system.
Issue Areas: Education Equity

Inaction by Charter Board Spurs ACLU of Arizona to Demand Individual Schools Change Discriminatory Enrollment Policies

The ACLU of Arizona has sent letters to more than 100 public charter schools demanding immediate changes to these schools’ discriminatory enrollment policies.
Issue Areas: Education Equity

Many Arizona Charter Schools Have Unlawful or Discriminatory Enrollment Policies, ACLU of Arizona Investigation Finds

Arizona charter school enrollment policies routinely contain language that discriminates against certain student populations, including students with disabilities
Issue Areas: Education Equity