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A memo to the department’s Office for Civil Rights reveals that the agency will allow “only disability-based discrimination” ...

A federal investigator who examines civil rights complaints against Alabama schools is the latest target of Trump ...

President Donald Trump is downsizing a federal office that he's also using to carry out his policy agenda for schools.

Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, ...

As Trump began to reshape the Education Department, investigations and mediations around disability rights issues came to a ...

The Federal Office for Civil Rights is launching an investigation into Maine's Department of Education and a school district ...

Some staffers were instructed by their supervisors to halt external communications.

In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.

Photo Illustration: Madeline Marshall Civil rights enforcement at the U.S. Department of Education has slowed in recent weeks, with some staff in the office that handles cases being told they can ...