Education Department Staff Cuts Could Limit Options for Families of Children With Disabilities
When a parent believes their child is not receiving proper services or school accommodations for a disability, they can seek ...
Education Department Sued Over Cuts to Civil Rights Office
A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...
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, ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Alabama parents sue over cuts to education civil rights office: ‘Discriminatory and unsafe’
Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...
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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.
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Parents Sue Ed. Dept. Over Civil Rights Office Layoffs and Delays
The lawsuit argues that the mass layoffs leave students and families with little recourse for discrimination complaints.
The Latest: Education Department guts its civil rights office
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs ...