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Proskauer Launches Collaboration with the Schools Consent Project – Education is Prevention

Proskauer is excited to announce a partnership with the Schools Consent Project (SCP) for a new pro bono collaboration in our London and New York offices. SCP aims to normalise conversations about consent to encourage...more

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MoFo Secures $2 Billion For California Students

Morrison Foerster recently secured at least $2 billion in funding to support California students who fell behind during the COVID-19 pandemic—one of the largest education-related settlements in U.S. history. The funding...more

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Pro Bono Collaboration – Part 2

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In our last issue, we highlighted the joint effort of Baker Donelson's Diversity and Inclusion and Pro Bono Committees to support the American Bar Association's Civil Rights Civics Institute (CRCI). This CRCI project gathered...more

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Francis Lewis High School Makes Semi-Final Run in Moot Court Competition

For over 30 years, Proskauer lawyers have worked with students from Francis Lewis High School in Queens to help prepare them for moot court competitions. This year’s program was unlike any other with practices held over Zoom...more

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Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion with Adopt-A-School Students

Last month, we concluded the sixth year of our Adopt-a-School program, Proskauer’s signature education initiative that provides career and college readiness to high-achieving, low-income high school students across the...more

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“Read Ahead” Responds to School Closures, Thousands of Students Left in Need

On March 15, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city’s public schools would close in response to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Overnight, more than 1,700 schools and over one million students and their...more

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Proskauer Joins Forces with Minds Matter Boston to Help Students from Low-Income Backgrounds Attend College

Every year, a staggering number of bright minds do not attend college as a result of their family’s financial circumstances. Minds Matter confronts this issue head on by offering a comprehensive and highly successful...more

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Federal Court Dismisses Arizona School District’s Appeal to End Desegregation Order

Last week, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a request by Proskauer and our co-counsel, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) to block efforts by the Tucson Unified School District...more

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Increasing Health Awareness through Hip Hop Music

In recent years, increased transparency into the nutritional value of our food has enabled consumers to make more informed decisions on their own eating habits, knowing that their choices directly correlate with their overall...more

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Shutting Down the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Public schools across the country too often rely on harsh disciplinary measures. These policies are marked by an in-school police presence, high rates of arrest and suspension, and ineffectiveness. Unduly punitive strategies...more

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MoFo Secures School District Settlement Requiring Major Improvements to Services for Students with Disabilities

New York State’s Mount Vernon School District will be required to significantly improve its compliance rate with laws and regulations governing the education of students with disabilities....more

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