Education Department layoffs gut civil rights offices in Chicago, nationwide
At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...
These Washington schools under investigation for violating DEI bans, accusations of antisemitism
SEATTLE — The Department of Education released a list of universities on Friday that are now under investigation for ...
‘Students will suffer harm’: Education Department’s civil rights office gutted by layoffs, closures
The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration ...
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Democrats lambast Department of Education civil rights cuts, Republicans largely unconcerned
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) told JI, “We need robust and proactive measures at the Department of Education to tackle antisemitism ...
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‘The label antisemitism – it's a very powerful one,’ the leader of a Northwestern Jewish group says
With Northwestern facing federal antisemitism probe, Michael Simon, who heads the Jewish student group Northwestern Hillel, weighs in on the campus climate.
An office known for enforcing special education is now focused on Trump’s political priorities
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is best known for enforcing disability rights across America’s schools, ...
Trump administration warns Ohio State, UC to address antisemitism or risk federal funding
The U.S. Department of Education warned 60 colleges facing antisemitism investigations this week that federal funding is on ...