A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its mandated ...
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Friday claim the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill its mandated ...
The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration ...
The latest cuts further compound funding and staffing shortages that have plagued the Office of Civil Rights. The effects of ...
Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...
The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of ...
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, ...
The layoffs further complicate staffing shortages at the Office for Civil Rights, which plays a vital role in promoting a ...
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.