Month: September 2025

Appeals Court Says Ed. Dept. Can Fire Civil Rights Staff

VRLC Statement

September 30, 2025 Just last week, we welcomed the news that 85 Office for Civil Rights (OCR) employees returned to the important work of ensuring equal educational access to students who have been discriminated against at their schools. But, that progress was short-lived. Yesterday, the First Circuit issued a decision which may prompt the Trump […]

September 2025

How the Education Department Is Using Civil Rights Laws to Bring Schools to Heel