The Department of Education waded into the culture wars when its proposed draft rule on transgender individuals’ participation in sports was announced. The proposed rule title is, “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education…
Topic: Office of Civil Rights
Education secretary Cardona praises Biden’s left-wing budget
Biden’s Education Secretary Miguel Cardona recently praised the Biden administration’s budget proposal, which will go before Congress for consideration. Although Biden’s budget will not likely pass with a Republican-majority House of Representatives, budget proposals are…
Biden’s Department of Education begins investigation into New York school over racial segregation
The much-criticized Department of Education and its Office of Civil Rights (OCR) surprised conservatives when they announced an investigation into alleged racial discrimination practices. Fox News reported that the OCR notified parental rights group Parents…
The ‘Social Justice Factory’ and Biden’s Title IX Regulations
In June, the Biden administration’s Department of Education rolled out new Title IX guidelines related to how schools must address sexual discrimination and widening the areas of personal interaction and who would be protected under…
BYU escapes punishment from Biden Education Department over dating standards
Brigham Young University (BYU), a private religious university in Provo, Utah, received fortuitous news that Biden’s Department of Education dismissed a civil rights complaint filed over the university’s dating standards from March 2020. The two-years-long…
Biden’s Education Department investigates mask mandate bans in red states
The Biden administration warned five states about statewide bans on mask mandates, which demonstrates the administration’s insistence that mask mandates will eventually keep people virus-free. The Department of Education, headed by Miguel Cardona, notified Oklahoma,…
The Office of Civil Rights Needs Urgent Reform; That Starts with Trump’s Nominee
A great read by George Leef at the James G. Martin Center: The next head of OCR should be someone who understands that those changes were both ill-advised and illegal and work to eliminate them….
US Department of Education Sides with Accused Students and Against Delaware College on Sexual Misconduct Charges
This from the College Fix: In a news release today, the department said it reached an agreement with Delaware’s Wesley College intended to “equitably address” sexual misconduct for both accusers and accused. OCR chief Catherine Lhamon said…
Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is Overreaching in Regulations, Law Professors say
As Campus Reform reported, “An open letter released Monday by 21 prominent law professors warns that the Department of Education’s sexual harassment directives are undermining both free speech and due process.”
Dept of Education Sued by Georgia Lawmaker for Due Process Violations
Finally, someone is trying to do something about the misconduct of universities in mishandling sexual misconduct cases: The Department of Education and its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have harmed not only students but their…
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America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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