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Cuts to the Office for Civil Rights will impact schools across the nation
While officials maintain the office is still protecting schoolchildren’s civil rights, the numbers tell a different story.
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Dallas civil rights lawyer says case to restore Dept. of Education ‘not over’
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Dallas hub was one of seven closed nationwide after the Trump ...
Shuttering Civil Rights Offices Could Affect Students’ Ability to Address Discrimination
Federal Overhaul is a multipart series that explores the impact of the Trump administration’s restructuring of the federal ...
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IRS rescinds layoffs at civil rights office, an early target of workforce cuts
The IRS sent RIF notices to nearly 80% of staff at the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, but kept layoffs on hold after a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Today is the last day for many Education Department workers. Here's what they did
Nearly 1,400 department workers are being fired as part of a broad reduction-in-force (RIF) that began on March 11. Days ...
Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows
By several measures, however, the output of the Office for Civil Rights appears to have fallen sharply in comparison with previous years. A public database of the office’s resolution agreements — ...
US Department of Education opens DEI probe into Duke Law Journal
The U.S. Department of Education has opened a civil rights probe into the Duke Law Journal after a conservative news outlet reported the academic publication factored law students' racial and ethnic ...