A new lawsuit argues that recent layoffs undermine the office’s ability to investigate complaints of discrimination from all ...

The lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of ...

The latest cuts further compound funding and staffing shortages that have plagued the Office of Civil Rights. The effects of ...

A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its mandated ...

The Education Department deals with managing loans, financial aid and some funding, but does not develop curriculum or ...

At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...

Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.

Nikki Carter and her son, Simeon, get ready for his graduation from Demopolis High School on May 19, 2023, in Demopolis, ...

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs ...

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Friday claim the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill its mandated ...