US EditionDoEd opens Title VI probe into Chicago schools, alleging racial discrimination
- The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Chicago Public Schools for alleged racial discrimination related to its Black Students Success Plan, as announced by the Department of Education.
- Parents Defending Education alleges that CPS's initiative violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by focusing only on Black students, as noted in the complaint filed with the Office for Civil Rights.
- Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor stated that CPS's actions prioritize one racial group while ignoring the academic struggles of all students, expressing serious concerns about this approach.
- Under Title VI violations, CPS could face a loss of federal funding, as indicated by the Department of Education's released findings.
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Feds probe Chicago Public Schools over alleged racial discrimination in Black Student Success Plan
The federal government launched an investigation into Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday related to allegations of discrimination in the district’s Black Student Success Plan. The plan to uplift Black students was solidified in 2021 legislation creating an elected school board. Activists who championed it argued that Black students were uniquely positioned to fail due to long-standing racial inequalities in Chicago and the result of historic and …
Trump administration launches investigation into Chicago Public Schools’ Black Student Success Plan – Chalkbeat Chicago
U.S. Department of Education Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor said CPS has a “record of academic failure, leaving students from all backgrounds and races struggling and ill-prepared to meet the challenges and enjoy the rewards of contemporary American life.” Trainor said that the CPS plan “seeks to allocate additional resources to favored students on the basis of race” and that the department would not allow federal fund…
Trump's Education Department to investigate CPS plan meant to help Black students
The investigation targets Chicago’s “Black Student Success Plan,” which the federal government and a right-wing group claim violates federal anti-discrimination laws by focusing on only one group of students.
Trump's Education Department to investigate CPS plan meant to help Black students - Chicago Sun
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Education Dept. Investigating Chicago Public Schools
The Department of Education is investigating a complaint filed by Parents Defending Education, a conservative nonprofit, “alleging that [Chicago Public Schools] has an academic-achievement initiative that discriminates against students on the basis of race,” according to a press release. The complaint concerns a recent program aimed at helping Black students academically, the Black Students Success Plan, and claims that it “violates Title VI” of…
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