US EditionMultiplication, Biden-Style: School Bias Cases Doubled
- The Biden administration has overseen a doubling of civil rights complaints in schools, with investigations topping 20,000 in 2024 across all 50 states.
- This rise followed years of stable complaint levels, but experts say the reasons for the increase remain unclear amid ongoing downsizing of the Office for Civil Rights .
- OCR recently lost over 40% of its staff and shuttered at least six regional offices due to layoffs announced during the Trump administration, hindering its investigative capacity.
- Supporters warn that these cuts impede crucial enforcement of civil rights laws that protect nearly 70 million students, while critics argue the office represents federal overreach into local education matters.
- As a result, lawsuits have emerged demanding federal action to restore OCR's mandate, with parents and advocates expressing concern that delays reduce accountability and harm vulnerable students' education.
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Trump Education Plan Raises Fears Over Future of Testing and Accountability
At a recent virtual discussion on the future of state testing, Maryland education chief Carey Wright drew a line in the sand. “Even if the feds decide that they’re not going to require statewide assessments, that is not something that I’m going to buy into,” she said. “The moment you lower standards, you do kids a disservice.” With President Donald Trump on a path to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and revert power back to the states,…
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Multiplication, Biden-Style: School Bias Cases Doubled
While limiting strings-attached grants and curbing federal regulation, President Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education also take aim at a key tool bureaucrats use to oversee schools in all 50 states: civil rights investigations.
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