A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...

At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Friday claim the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill its mandated ...

Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...

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

The lawsuit argues that the mass layoffs leave students and families with little recourse for discrimination complaints.

The new investigations come as President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to end DEI programs at schools nationwide, ...

The federal office is investigating the Oklahoma school for for alleged "race-based scholarships and race-based segregation." ...

The Education Department deals with managing loans, financial aid and some funding, but does not develop curriculum or accredit schools.

This is the second time this week that the Trump administration has called out universities about alleged civil rights ...

A lawsuit filed today alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will no longer be capable of performing its mandated duties due to the Trump administration’s cuts on the path ...

This is the latest civil rights investigation directed at universities launched by the Education Department since President ...