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Department of Education Rocked by Layoffs

Chicago Sun-Times · 12h

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.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 10h

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 · 17h

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.

Trump administration to investigate University of Minnesota

KSWO on MSN · 41m

University of Tulsa of Medicine under investigation for alleged racial preferences during hiring

An Oklahoma University has made the list of institutions under investigation for alleged “racial preferences.”

CBS News · 11h

University of Minnesota among dozens of schools under federal investigation for allegations of racial discrimination

The University of Minnesota is among dozens of schools facing an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education over alleged racial discrimination of students.

Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 10h

The Trump administration is investigating Rutgers and other colleges for alleged racial discrimination

U.S. Department of Education officials said Friday that they had opened investigations into more than 50 universities, including Rutgers University, for alleged racial discrimination. Most of the investigations initiated by the Office for Civil Rights relate to the universities’ partnership with a program for doctoral students that limits eligibility based on race,

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.

Feds shutter California civil rights office: ‘The students are going to suffer’

California has over 700 pending cases with the Office for Civil Rights. The Trump administration has not provided details on ...

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Education Dept launches widespread civil rights probe: A look at what the agency does as Trump eyes shutdown

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

Jewish Insider1d

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 ...

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 ...

The Western Journal on MSN11h

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 ...

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