Right to Literacy
Overview
Our Experts
Literacy is the basic building block of education – it gives students access to knowledge and the ability to communicate with the world. It is the gateway to all other skills. Literacy allows young people to pursue higher education and get good jobs, and become full participants in our democracy.
Education experts and researchers agree that developing the literacy necessary to succeed in the twenty-first century requires not just the skill to decode letters and words, but the ability to read and write to access knowledge and communicate with the world. Literacy development is progressive and cumulative, and evidence-based instruction is required throughout the primary and secondary years in order to attain the level of functional adult literacy necessary to function as an adult in our modern society.
Litigation
Our staff work with clients and partners to identify patterns of injustice that impact and harm the communities we serve. Through strategic litigation, we effect large-scale change and systems reform while amplifying the power of affected communities and advancing public discourse.
Powers v. McDonough
Housing JusticeVeterans’ Rights
11/15/22
Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem
Immigrants’ Rights
07/02/25
People v. Dueñas & People v. Kopp
Economic Justice
11/07/17
Howard Jarvis & AAGLA v. City of Los Angeles
Housing Justice
02/15/23
The Latest
Our staff work with clients and partners to identify patterns of injustice that impact and harm the communities we serve. Through strategic litigation, we effect large-scale change and systems reform while amplifying the power of affected communities and advancing public discourse.
