Education Department, Office for Civil Rights

Trump Firings Gut Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.
‘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 shuttering seven of its 12 regional offices and laying off nearly half of its staff.
Numerous Chicago employees let go in cuts to U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights
Office of Civil Rights employees said this means students with open cases will have their claims backlogged even further.
Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come
The CRDC originated in the late 1960s as required by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The data questionnaire, which poses questions about civil rights concerns, is usually administered to U.S. public school districts every two years.
How Education Department layoffs hit student loans, testing, civil rights
The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s Report Card and civil rights complaints.
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.
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.
Chicago advocates worry after layoffs at U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights
Several Chicago-based workers were let go in the cut to the office Thursday. Sabrina Franza reports.
Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
The class-action 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 ...
'It's devastating': Transgender Iowa lawmaker vows to fight to restore lost civil rights
Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, Iowa's first out trans lawmaker, said it was "devastating" to see lawmakers pass a bill taking away ...
Civil rights group alleges a Michigan college's scholarship focused on trans-racial adoptees is discriminatory
A complaint filed by a civil rights organization on Thursday alleges that a Michigan university is discriminating on the ...
Civil rights lawyers to speak after man killed in suspicious car crash in Raleigh
Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman discovered that Trooper Garrett Macario, who investigated the 2024 crash, gave false and misleading information Raleigh police. She told ABC11 that she had ...
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Illinois Human Rights Agencies Urge Protection of Homeless Individuals’ Civil Rights
Illinois agencies remind officials to respect homeless rights after a Supreme Court opinion on public property use.
Trump promised to take on campus discrimination, but mass cuts at Education Department make it ‘impossible’ to investigate civil rights complaints
Trump promised to take on campus discrimination, but mass cuts at Education Department make it ‘impossible’ to investigate ...
Civil rights violations at Cleveland County jail? Judges raise concerns
Judge sent an email to jail officials complaining detainees had experienced “unreasonably long delays” for in-person visits ...
Funeral held for Dr. Hazel Dukes, trailblazing civil rights leader in New York City
Dr. Hazel Dukes' funeral was held Wednesday in Harlem, a final goodbye for a civil rights icon. A large crowd gathered at ...