The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights is investigating colleges and universities for potentially violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, according to a press release.
Calling the U.S. Department of Education a “critical federal agency that ensures tens of millions of students receive a quality education and critical resources,” 21 states sued the Trump administration Thursday over this week’s mass layoffs at the agency and the president’s plans to shut it down. “This administration may claim to be stopping waste […]
Student loans and Pell Grants are safe but Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says she has started the process of shutting down the Department of Education.
Some 60 colleges and universities now face "enforcement actions" over claims of campus antisemitism, the U.S. Department of Education warned just a few days after yanking $400 million in grants from Columbia University over alleged civil rights infractions.
Colleges and universities under investigation for campus antisemitism now risk losing federal contracts and grants, the Department of Education warns. The first target is Columbia University.
A U.S. District Judge granted a temporary restraining order against the government until March 10, ruling that “unauthorized disclosure of the plaintiffs’ sensitive personal information to DOGE affiliates is irreparable harm that money damages cannot rectify.”
The Education Department is threatening to withhold federal funds from schools that don't comply with new guidance, prompting administrators to reflect on their values and comfort levels with risk.
Recent executive orders claim to protect civil rights and merit-based opportunity by “ending illegal DEI” and DEI discrimination in the federal workforce, federal contracting and spending.
