A lawsuit filed today alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will no longer be capable of performing its mandated duties due to the Trump administration’s cuts on the path ...

A federal judge has ruled against immigration and civil rights advocates attempting to help migrants who had been sent to the ...

The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a national disability rights group, and two parents filed the federal lawsuit in the District of Columbia.

A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...

The Texas universities are among dozens accused of violating the law by partnering with a group that had sought to increase ...

One day after President Donald Trump's inauguration, on January 21, Trump issued Executive Order 14173, titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination ...

A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its mandated ...

The Education Department deals with managing loans, financial aid and some funding, but does not develop curriculum or ...

The latest cuts further compound funding and staffing shortages that have plagued the Office of Civil Rights. The effects of ...

By LILY CAREY Medill Illinois News Bureau [email protected] CHICAGO — John Petruszak opened his email Feb. 27 to ...

The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of ...

The Justice Department last year reached an agreement with the city of Louisville to reform its police department in the wake ...