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The U.S. Department of Education investigation will determine whether the scholarships violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
While officials maintain the office is still protecting schoolchildren’s civil rights, the numbers tell a different story.
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Dallas hub was one of seven closed nationwide after the Trump ...
Five universities are under investigation by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for providing ...
Federal Overhaul is a multipart series that explores the impact of the Trump administration’s restructuring of the federal ...
Data from the Education Department show the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump ...
On April 22, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Final Rule, entitled ‘HIPAA ...
Among a total of more than 1,300 layoffs announced Tuesday were roughly 240 in the department’s Office for Civil Rights, according to a list obtained and verified by The Associated Press. Seven ...
The office, staffed by attorneys and other experts, enforces half a dozen federal anti-discrimination laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Lawsuit alleges Education Department’s civil rights office can’t fulfill duties A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will no longer be capable of ...
On Feb. 10, more than a dozen Department of Homeland Security officials joined a video conference to discuss an obscure, sparsely funded program overseen by its Office for Civil Rights and Civil ...
Five Areas Where The Office For Civil Rights Can Improve Its Proposed Changes To HIPAA, And Advance Interoperability Lucia C. Savage Deven McGraw May 19, 2021 10.1377/forefront.20210514.54051 Sections ...