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Trump to Issue Executive Order to Dismantle Education Department, Reports Say

A White House official told the Post that an executive order is in the works for later this…

News February 4
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Department of Education to Enforce 2020 Title IX Rule ‘Protecting Women’, Office for Civil Rights, OCR, LGBTQ+, discrimination

Department of Education to Enforce 2020 Title IX Rule ‘Protecting Women’

OCR won’t appeal a Kentucky court’s vacating of the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX rule. The Trump administration…

News January 31
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Dear Colleague Letter

OCR Issues Dear Colleague Letter on Ethnic Discrimination in Schools

The letter provides information on the legal analyses that OCR uses to determine whether discrimination exists, and examples…

Press Releases May 10
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Red Clay CSD

Delaware: OCR, Red Clay CSD Resolve Antisemitic Bullying Complaint

The district must audit its harassment procedures and annually train its staff after a student was repeatedly targeted…

News January 31
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Discrimination Complaints

Office for Civil Rights Logs Record Number of Discrimination Complaints

Most of the nearly 19,000 complaints filed with the Department of Education allege discrimination based on disability, race,…

News January 4
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Mingo County Schools, Title IX

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Resolution of Racial Harassment Investigation of Ottumwa Community School District

OCR determined that during the course of school years 2020-21 and 2021-22 district students subjected a Black middle…

Press Releases December 13
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Student Bullying

GAO Releases Report on Increase in Student Bullying, Hate Crimes and Violence

The in-depth report breaks down the increase in hostile behaviors among students and how schools and the Education…

News December 7
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USC Agrees to $852 Million Settlement with Sex Abuse Victims

In total, USC has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to the more than 700 women who say they…

News March 26
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K-12 Title IX Investigations

Why Immediate Response is Key to Successful K-12 Title IX Investigations

Each Title IX accusation is different, and the responses need to be tailored to the unique circumstances of…

News February 24
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