Lara S. Kaufmann

Lara S. Kaufmann

Senior Counsel & Director of Education Policy for At-Risk Studen, National Women's Law Center

Lara S. Kaufmann is Senior Counsel and Director for Education Policy for At-Risk Students.  She works on the advancement of women and girls at school and in the workplace. Lara engages in litigation, advocacy, and public education, with a particular focus on improving educational outcomes for at-risk girls, including pregnant and parenting students. Lara co-authored the Center’s 2012 report, A Pregnancy Test for Schools: The Impact of Education Laws on Pregnant and Parenting Students, as well as its 2009 report, Listening to Latinas: Barriers to High School Graduation. Before joining the Center, Lara was a Staff Attorney with the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, and prior to that she was an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago. Lara also worked with the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery, and was law clerk to then-Chief Judge Marvin Aspen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Lara is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Northwestern University School of Law.



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Panel IV: Passion and Prudence in the Political Process: The Debate Over Federal Civil Rights Policy

Civil Rights in the United States

Emotions sometimes run high in the public debates over race and gender issues. Some claim...

Panel IV: Passion and Prudence in the Political Process: The Debate Over Federal Civil Rights Policy

Civil Rights in the United States

Emotions sometimes run high in the public debates over race and gender issues. Some claim...