ACLU

Un juez federal del Tribunal de Distrito de Estados Unidos para el Distrito Occidental de Washington escuchó argumentos en un caso de la Unión Americana de Libertades Civiles (ACLU, por sus siglas en inglés) contra el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Estados Unidos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés). El caso está relacionado con el programa de educación infantil temprana Head Start.

A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington heard arguments in a case of the American Civil Liberties Union against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The case is regarding the early education program Head Start.

El distrito escolar de Sunnyside cambiará la forma de elegir a los miembros de su junta escolar. La medida se tomó tras un acuerdo entre el distrito escolar, la organización sin ánimo de lucro Empowering Latina Leaders and Action (ELLA), y American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), de Washington, para evitar la dilución del voto hispano o latino/e/x.

The Sunnyside School District will change how it elects school board members. The move came after an agreement between the school district, the nonprofit Empowering Latina Leaders and Action (ELLA) and the ACLU of Washington to avoid diluting the Hispanic or Latino/e/x vote.

By: Jeanie Lindsay, Northwest News Network A group of legal advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington Thursday to prevent a…

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