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Mission

Our group informs members of the Bar and the public on issues affecting the students, teachers, and parents regarding education. The Education and Law committee addresses the full range of legal issues surrounding education from pre-K through higher education, including equal educational opportunity, education finance, governance, legislative proposals, and special education.

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2019 Spring Meeting Highlights

Challenges of structural racism in our society, defending civil liberties and human rights were topics tackled by our keynote speakers. Highlights from our Baltimore meeting can be found below:

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

Our Continuing Struggle for Rights that Others Must Respect presented at the 2019 Spring Meeting at the Friday, April 12 luncheon.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby

Defending civil liberties and human rights across the United States are challenges facing today's lawyers presented at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture dinner on Friday, April 12 .

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