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VOTE411 Wins Three Telly Awards (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters Education Fund announced today that VOTE411.org, its one-stop shop for election information, has won three Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens.   

Redistricting Watch: How Gerrymandering Upholds Segregation in Schools (Blog)

Redistricting gives us an opportunity to increase diversity in schools through greater integration. Drawing conscious boundaries is a way for leaders to remedy past discrimination efforts and highlight the true diversity of their districts.

LWVUS requests no federal funding for police in schools (Legal Document)

LWVUS signed on an ACLU and disability rights groups letter asking President Biden end federal funding of police in schools

LWV Joins Lawsuit Supporting Student Plaintiffs’ Right to Civic Education (Press Release)

LWVUS and LWV of Rhode Island filed an amicus brief in the case of Cook v. Raimondo, in which twelve student plaintiffs are suing the state of Rhode Island to demand a right to an education adequate to prepare students to engage in civic society. 

League Calls on Senate to Address Health and Economic Consequences of COVID-19 (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter calling on the U.S. Senate to address the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 by enacting legislation that achieves certain objectives.

So You Think You’re Ready to Vote? (Blog)

With five short weeks before Election Day, now is the time to get the information you need so that you can participate in the 2018 midterms and the League is here to help! 

How Do We Know What's True Anymore? (Blog)

Concerned about the role of "fake news," in undermining democracy, the LWV of Palo Alto hosted a panel to discuss the threat disinformation, misinformation, and fake news pose to our elections.

The Union Edge (Radio): Getting the Community Involved in Learning History (News Clips)

Dr. Deirdre Kamlani, Board Member of the League of Women Voters of Greenwich, talks about an innovative approach to teaching US history, democracy and civics using the Harvard Case Study Method.

League Calls on President Trump to Commit to Protecting Civil Rights (Legal Document)

The League joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on a letter to President Trump expressing concern that the civil and human rights of all Americans are being drastically undermine

Fisher v. University of Texas Gets its Second Day at the U.S. Supreme Court (Blog)

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court considered the issue of racial equality in education in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The League joined an amicus brief concerning civil rights and equal access to education.