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Parents sue over Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights layoffs: ‘Abdicated its responsibility’

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Friday claim the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill its mandated duties after nearly half the department’s staff was laid off this week, as President Donald Trump moves to shut down the agency entirely.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

The Latest: Education Department guts its civil rights office

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

The Press Democrat · 2h

California, other states sue to halt massive layoffs at US Department of Education

Under Trump’s directive the Department of Education laid off half its staff. The lawsuit argues Trump has no authority to make such drastic changes.

Education Department to cut half its staff

NBC News on MSN · 2d

Education Department to cut roughly half its staff

Around 3,000 people work in the department's Washington headquarters, and about 1,000 are in 10 regional offices across the country.

Associated Press News on MSN · 2d

Education Department cuts half its staff as Trump vows to wind the agency down

The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff -- a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2d

Education Department Cuts Nearly Half Its Workforce as Effort to Shut the Agency Looms

President Trump’s plan to dismantle the department established by Congress in 1979 is likely to encounter several hurdles.

Department of Education, 51 Universities

The Western Journal on MSN · 1h

Department of Education Lists 51 Universities Under Investigation for Race-Based DEI Policies

The Department of Education has 51 universities in its sights, charging that they are operating programs that discriminate on the basis of race. The Office of Civil Rights has begun investigations to determine if the schools violated Title VI,

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 4h

Department of Education investigating Rice University, alleging race exclusion in grad program

The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Rice University, alleging it uses race-exclusionary practices in its graduate program, according to an announcement Friday. Rice is one of the 45 universities under investigation after the agency’s Office for Civil Rights sent schools a “Dear Colleague” letter on Feb.

The Boston Globe · 2h

‘Illegal discrimination.’ Education Department launches more than 50 investigations over university diversity programs

The Department of Education said Friday it has opened investigations into more than 50 colleges and universities over what it describes as illegal, discriminatory diversity programs that generally benefit Black,

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What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities

The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...

Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff

The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took ...

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Class-action suit filed against Education Department for alleged self-obstruction

The nonprofit Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against the United States ...

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The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take ...

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The Department of Education just laid off half its staff. How will that affect local schools?

The U.S. DOE just laid off over 1,000 people — nearly half of its workforce. Schools and education experts worry about the ...

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What does the Department of Education do? Its role and the push to abolish it

Since the Department of Education was established in 1979, the cabinet-level agency operating under the executive branch ...

Why Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department

President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a ...

The Decades-Long Quest To Destroy Education Department

On Tuesday, the Department of Education announced mass firings of its workforce, which would cut the department staff down to ...

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