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US Department of Education launches civil rights investigation at University of Oregon, other universities
This is the latest civil rights investigation directed at universities launched by the Education Department since President ...
UNLV under investigation for use of ‘racial preferences’ in educational activities
The investigations of UNLV and other U.S. colleges come amid allegations that they violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
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Lawsuit alleges Education Department’s civil rights office can’t fulfill duties
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 ...
Alabama parents sue over cuts to education civil rights office: ‘Discriminatory and unsafe’
Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...
Parents sue over Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights layoffs: ‘Abdicated its responsibility’
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a national disability rights group, and two parents filed the federal lawsuit in the District of Columbia.
Education Week2d
Civil Rights, Research, and More: What’s Hit Hardest by Massive Ed. Dept. Cuts
An analysis of the Trump administration's cuts to the agency shows its civil rights enforcement and research arms are hit particularly hard.
Porterville Recorder4d
The Latest: Education Department guts its civil rights office
The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs. The ...
Here are the 60 institutions that the Department of Education says it’s investigating for antisemitism
Sixty institutions were sent letters on Monday warning them that potential action could be in their future if they don’t make an effort to protect Jewish students on their campuses.
CBS News15d
Hazel Dukes, New York civil rights leader, dies at 92
As the longtime leader of the NAACP New York State Conference, she fought tirelessly for civil rights, education equity, and economic justice. Her fearless advocacy opened doors for countless New ...
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Transgender Rights
The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this ...
New York Post15d
Iowa becomes first state to end transgender civil rights protections
Iowa on Friday became the first state to strip transgender citizens of civil rights protections. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that removes gender identity as a protected class in the ...
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Hazel Dukes, civil rights icon and longtime NAACP New York conference president, dies at 92
As the longtime leader of the NAACP New York State Conference, she fought tirelessly for civil rights, education equity, and economic justice. Her fearless advocacy opened doors for countless New ...