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Cuts to the Office for Civil Rights will impact schools across the nation
While officials maintain the office is still protecting schoolchildren’s civil rights, the numbers tell a different story.
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Today is the last day for many Education Department workers. Here's what they did
Nearly 1,400 department workers are being fired as part of a broad reduction-in-force (RIF) that began on March 11. Days ...
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Dallas civil rights lawyer says case to restore Dept. of Education ‘not over’
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Dallas hub was one of seven closed nationwide after the Trump ...
Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights initiates investigation into 5 universities over DACA scholarships
Five universities are under investigation by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for providing ...
Shuttering Civil Rights Offices Could Affect Students’ Ability to Address Discrimination
Federal Overhaul is a multipart series that explores the impact of the Trump administration’s restructuring of the federal ...
Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, data show
Data from the Education Department show the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump ...
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Civil rights work slowing as Trump dismantles Education Department
A public database of the office’s resolution agreements — cases in which schools or universities voluntarily agreed to address civil rights concerns — suggests the office’s work has slowed.
US Department of Education opens DEI probe into Duke Law Journal
The U.S. Department of Education has opened a civil rights probe into the Duke Law Journal after a conservative news outlet reported the academic publication factored law students' racial and ethnic ...