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U.S. Department of Education Launches Multiple Investigations Based on Reports of Staff-on-Student Sexual Misconduct

As part of its nationwide initiative to crack down on “Pass the Trash” practices, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today opened investigations into various school ...
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U.S. Department of Education Joins “Get Active” Campaign to Get America’s Students Moving

The “Get Active” initiative will bring events promoting physical fitness and student success to schools across the country AUSTIN, TX – Today, U.S. Secretary of Education (ED) Linda McMahon joined U.S ...
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Earliest FAFSA Launch in Program History for the Second Consecutive Year

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced that the 2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is online and available to the public, marking the earliest ...
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Trump Administration Investigates Massachusetts School District for Allegedly “Transitioning” Student Without Parents’ Knowledge

According to the student’s parents, school personnel at Algonquin Regional High School helped facilitate their daughter’s so-called “social transition” to a boy without informing them. The parents ...
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U.S. Department of Education Issues Proposed Rule to Overhaul and Improve America’s Higher Education Accreditation System

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reenvision America’s postsecondary quality assurance system. The proposed framework would ...
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U.S. Department of Education Directs Schools to Stop Racial Balancing in Student Discipline Policies, Investigates Two School Districts

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) issued guidance to educational institutions to promote safe and fair school discipline policies. That guidance, a “Dear Colleague Letter,” ...
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards

Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a national call to action to university presidents and governing boards, urging them to reaffirm higher education’s foundational commitments to ...
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Elimination of Unnecessary Burdens on Career and Technical Education Programs

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s (the Department’s) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a significant deregulatory action, taking an important step to reduce unnecessary red tape and ...
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. B.P.J.: ...
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U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Jefferson County Public Schools for Continued Violations of Title IX

Today, as the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) continues to recognize June as the second annual Title IX Month, the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Letter of Impending ...
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Today, on the fifty-fourth anniversary of the signing of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened new investigations into the Maryland State Department of ...
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U.S. Department of Education Opens Three New Investigations into Michigan School Districts for Alleged Title IX Violations

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened new investigations into Ann Arbor Public Schools, Monroe Public Schools, and the Chippewa Valley School District (the ...