education rights
Every student has the right to educational opportunity—including access to special education and a higher education free of fraud.
Each student is unique, but they all have one thing in common: the right to a quality education. Unfortunately, students are often denied this right. For example, schools fail to provide educational services to children with disabilities, in violation of federal and state laws.
Scam for-profit schools dupe college students with limited financial resources into enrolling and taking on crushing student loan debt. Educational records don’t correctly reflect the names and genders of transgender students. These harms and so many others jeopardize students’ futures.
Services
Our lawyers stand with students who need the legal system to right educational injustices. Here is how our lawyers can help:
- Representing students fighting for critical special education benefits
- Bringing class action lawsuits against predatory for-profit schools and regulators that fail to protect students
- Helping veterans access the educational benefits they earned through their service
- Advocating for LGBTQ students facing bullying and misgendering in school
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Documented: Evictions, Apartment Repairs, Rental Application: How to Deal with NYC Landlords
Jonathan Fox, Tenants Right Unit Director at NYLAG shared answers to common questions about tenants’ rights in an interview with Documented.
NYLAG Obtains FOIA Response About Hearings Procedure Used by SSA Office of Hearings Operations
NYLAG obtains FOIA response about hearings procedure used by SSA Office of Hearings Operations.
When a Right is Out of Reach: My fight to secure special education support for my son
Read Elizabeth’s and Evan’s triumphant story about the barriers they overcame in navigating New York City’s special education system, and the invaluable legal advocacy they received from NYLAG’s Special Education Unit.
