Five universities are under investigation by the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for providing ...

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into Duke University’s law journal and the ...

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.

Data from the Education Department show the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump ...

Federal Overhaul is a multipart series that explores the impact of the Trump administration’s restructuring of the federal ...

Duke University and the Duke Law Journal are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil ...

The Department of Justice will remain laser-focused on combating actions it believes violate civil rights laws, including ...

The IRS sent RIF notices to nearly 80% of staff at the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, but kept layoffs on hold after a recent Supreme Court ruling.

The Office for Civil Rights is responsible for enforcing civil rights laws across the nation’s schools and is often a last resort for parents and students facing discrimination from schools.

A public database of the office’s resolution agreements — cases in which schools or universities voluntarily agreed to address civil rights concerns — suggests the office’s work has slowed.

McMahon previously suggested the civil rights work could be managed by the Justice Department. Still, McMahon said in June that the office was making headway after inheriting a backlog of 20,000 ...