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EdSource: Critics pan state’s justification for threatening Stanford education professor over breach of data contract

August 7, 2023 – EdSource’s John Fensterwald covers the decision by the California Department of Education to pursue a breach of a data partnership agreement against a Stanford University professor for participating in a lawsuit against it. Managing Attorney John Affeldt is quoted:

“It seems pretty clear that a state agency here is trying to hold public data hostage to coercive demands on researchers’ free speech rights,” said John Affeldt, managing attorney for Public Advocates. This public interest law firm has filed successful lawsuits against CDE over several decades including the landmark Williams case, which guarantees that low-income schools are equipped with adequate facilities, sufficient textbooks and well-trained teachers.

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