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Today is the last day for many Education Department workers. Here's what they did
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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 ...
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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Is the Education Department's civil rights office at a breaking point?
The office, staffed by attorneys and other experts, enforces half a dozen federal anti-discrimination laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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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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'They don’t care about civil rights': Trump’s shuttering of DHS ...
On Feb. 10, more than a dozen Department of Homeland Security officials joined a video conference to discuss an obscure, sparsely funded program overseen by its Office for Civil Rights and Civil ...
Civil rights investigation opened at Duke
(The Center Square) – Duke University and the Duke Law Journal are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s ...
University of Louisville under civil rights investigation over scholarship for immigrants
The U.S. Department of Education investigation will determine whether the scholarships violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Five Areas Where The Office For Civil Rights Can Improve Its Proposed ...
Five Areas Where The Office For Civil Rights Can Improve Its Proposed Changes To HIPAA, And Advance Interoperability Lucia C. Savage Deven McGraw May 19, 2021 10.1377/forefront.20210514.54051 ...
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 ...