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Find policy guidance, case resolutions, and other publications relating to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.
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Today, the ED’s Office for Civil Rights and HHS’ Office for Civil Rights notified the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League that it is referring it is referring their case to DOJ for enforcement action.
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Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concluded its investigation into Connetquot Central School District (the District) in Long Island, New York.
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Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ’s) Title IX Special Investigations Team (Title IX SIT) initiated an investigation into the California Community College Athletic Association.
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Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) initiated investigations into eighteen educational entities in ten states based on complaints submitted to OCR alleging that they have violated Title IX.
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On October 7, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Kimberly Richey as Assistant Secretary for the OCR, Kirsten Baesler as Assistant Secretary for OESE, Dr. David Barker as Assistant Secretary for OPE, and Mary Christina Riley as Assistant Secretary for OLCA.
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Today, the Department's OCR issued a Denial of Access letter to Harvard following their continued refusal to provide information as part of an OCR compliance review to determine if Harvard is illegally considering race in undergraduate admissions.
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The Office for Civil Rights today sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus.
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The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights directed its enforcement staff to make resolving the backlog of complaints alleging antisemitic harassment and violence an immediate priority.
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The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights today opened a directed investigation at the District of Columbia Public Schools to evaluate if the district is failing to meet the needs of students with special needs or disabilities.