Federal Civil Rights Work Has Slowed

Shuttering Civil Rights Offices Could Affect Students’ Ability to Address Discrimination

Federal Overhaul is a multipart series that explores the impact of the Trump administration’s restructuring of the federal government on Black communities. Black teenager Ja’Liyah Celestine said that last year at her Texas high school, an officer pepper-sprayed her, grabbed her by hair, and kneed her in her face. A federal civil rights complaint was filed on her behalf and on behalf of other Black students, alleging that Beaumont Independent Sch…

It’s Time for States to Lean into Civil Rights Enforcement

Over the past several months, the U.S. Department of Education has sent shock waves throughout the education world because of its radical decision … to enforce existing law.Earlier this year, Secretary Linda McMahon announced investigations into the California and Maine…

Federal civil rights work has slowed

EDUCATION DEPT.

Work for children's civil rights slowed, data shows

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration insists it hasn't wavered in its duty to protect the civil rights of America's children even as it dismantles the Education Department. Yet its own data shows the agency resolved far fewer civil rights cases…

It’s time for states to lean into Civil Rights enforcement

Over the past several months, the U.S. Department of Education has sent shock waves throughout the education world because of its radical decision … to enforce existing law.