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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration ...

Rep. Aime Wichtendahl, Iowa's first out trans lawmaker, said it was "devastating" to see lawmakers pass a bill taking away ...

Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be ...

The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s ...