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Office for Civil Rights, Education Department and layoffs

Washington Examiner on MSN · 17h

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.

ProPublica on MSN · 23h

Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division

The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of discrimination at school — violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Chicago Sun-Times · 19h

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 · 18h

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 · 21h

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.

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.

3don MSN

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

Under Trump, the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is taking a frontline role in his political battles.

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 ...

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 ...

3don MSN

The Latest: Education Department guts its civil rights office

President Donald Trump openly challenged U.S. allies on Wednesday by increasing tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to ...

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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