Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Friday claim the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill its mandated ...

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all students, not just those aligned with President Trump’s agenda.

The new investigations come as President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to end DEI programs at schools nationwide, ...

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...

At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...

The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration ...

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs ...

The lawsuit argues that the mass layoffs leave students and families with little recourse for discrimination complaints.

The federal office is investigating the Oklahoma school for for alleged "race-based scholarships and race-based segregation." ...

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is best known for enforcing disability rights across America’s schools, ...