office for civil rights

Education Department, Office for Civil Rights and layoffs

Parents sue over Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights layoffs: ‘Abdicated its responsibility’

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Friday claim the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill its mandated duties after nearly half the department’s staff was laid off this week, as President Donald Trump moves to shut down the agency entirely.

The New York Times · 2d

Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

Chicago Sun-Times · 23h

Education Department layoffs gut civil rights offices in Chicago, nationwide

At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part of a dramatic downsizing directed by the president.

Department of Education, DEI Policies and 51 Universities

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Trump Administration Probes 45 Universities on Race Policies

The U.S. Department of Education on Friday said its office for civil rights is investigating 45 universities, citing complaints that the schools engaged with a program that set eligibility based on race.

The Western Journal on MSN · 21h

Department of Education Lists 51 Universities Under Investigation for Race-Based DEI Policies

The Department of Education has 51 universities in its sights, charging that they are operating programs that discriminate on the basis of race. The Office of Civil Rights has begun investigations to determine if the schools violated Title VI,

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Department of Education investigating Rice University, alleging race exclusion in grad program

The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Rice University, alleging it uses race-exclusionary practices in its graduate program, according to an announcement Friday. Rice is one of the 45 universities under investigation after the agency’s Office for Civil Rights sent schools a “Dear Colleague” letter on Feb.

An office known for enforcing special education is now focused on Trump's political priorities

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is best known for enforcing disability rights across America’s schools, ...

WCPO 9 News20h

UC now under investigation by DOE Office for Civil Rights because of graduate program partnership

This investigation specifically centers on schools that are partnering with The Ph.D. Project, an organization that focuses on helping students of all backgrounds pursue a business PhD.

KERA News4h

UNT included in federal Civil Rights Office investigation into ‘race-exclusionary practices’

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said the investigations are an effort to protect students from discrimination.

Jewish Insider2d

Education Dept. layoffs cut half the staff investigating campus antisemitism

Experts say the Office for Civil Rights, which probes discrimination at K-12 schools and universities, may have to change ...

WMNF4d

Feds send civil rights letters to USF, University of Tampa

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act bars schools that receive federal money from discriminating on the basis of race, color and ...

WBNG4d

Department of Education sends letters to 60 institutions under investigation for antisemitic discrimination & harassment

(WBNG) -- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 universities under ...

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