With DOE’s Office for Civil Rights depleted, a lawsuit seeks to continue discrimination investigations in schools
A Lower Merion dad, whose daughter faced discrimination based on her disability, laments a safety net that's "pretty well ...
‘Students will suffer harm’: Education Department’s civil rights office gutted by layoffs, closures
The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration ...
Education Dept launches widespread civil rights probe: A look at what the agency does as Trump eyes shutdown
The Education Department deals with managing loans, financial aid and some funding, but does not develop curriculum or ...
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, ...
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Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a ...
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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 ...