Federal Overhaul is a multipart series that explores the impact of the Trump administration’s restructuring of the federal ...

While officials maintain the office is still protecting schoolchildren’s civil rights, the numbers tell a different story.

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into Duke University’s law journal and the ...

The U.S. Department of Education investigation will determine whether the scholarships violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

McMahon previously suggested the civil rights work could be managed by the Justice Department. Still, McMahon said in June that the office was making headway after inheriting a backlog of 20,000 ...

A public database of the office’s resolution agreements — cases in which schools or universities voluntarily agreed to address civil rights concerns — suggests the office’s work has slowed.

The Trump administration insists it hasn’t wavered in its duty to protect the civil rights of America’s children even as it dismantles the Education Department. The Education Department’s ...

The IRS sent RIF notices to nearly 80% of staff at the Office of Civil Rights and Compliance, but kept layoffs on hold after a recent Supreme Court ruling.

The Office for Civil Rights is responsible for enforcing civil rights laws across the nation’s schools and is often a last resort for parents and students facing discrimination from schools.

The U.S. Justice Department office tasked with protecting peoples' civil rights has lost 368 employees since President Donald ...