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Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant

Elizabeth Yates joined NWLC in 2010 as the Program Assistant in the Education and Employment Program. Previously, Liz was as a Legal Assistant in the Family Law/Domestic Violence Unit at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, where she worked directly with low-income women in the District.  Liz graduated from Tufts University with a major in International Relations and a minor in Latin American Studies in May of 2008. As a student, Liz completed internships at the Economic Opportunity Institute and at the Inter American Foundation.

My Take

Schools Develop Cyberbullying Policies—Federal Civil Rights Law a Good Place to Start

Posted by Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant | Posted on: February 08, 2011 at 06:11 pm

The current issue of Education Week’s Digital Directions focuses on cyberbullying and includes a lengthy feature article discussing the growing problem and what legal remedies schools have to address it.

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"No such thing as a 'man's job'"

Posted by Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant | Posted on: February 04, 2011 at 11:58 am

You may not have heard of the company Green Bay Dressed Beef, but if you’ve ever had a hamburger in a public school, there’s a decent chance you’ve eaten their product.

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New Mom Misses Class Due to Childbirth, Professor Puts Final Grade to a Class Vote!

Posted by Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant | Posted on: January 18, 2011 at 02:44 pm

Yes, you read that correctly.  According to a story in Inside Higher Ed, after a veterinary student at the University of California, Davis missed class when she gave birth, the rest of her classmates received an email explaining that the pro

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Cyberbullies Go Unchecked Online and in the Hallway

Posted by Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant | Posted on: January 12, 2011 at 05:13 pm

According to the results of a survey of school social workers released yesterday, nearly half of respondents said they feel “unequipped” to respond to cyberbullying.

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Myth #6: Federal Law Does Not Apply to Schoolyard Bullying

Posted by Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant | Posted on: January 06, 2011 at 01:17 pm

In last week’s Washington Post, Susan M. Swearer, Co-director of the Bullying Research Network, discussed five major myths about bullies and bullying.

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