Department of Education

LA Schools. Small girl child kneels on floor in front of a row of back packs hanging from a wall.

7 Black and Latinx Families Sue California for 'Inadequate' Education During Pandemic

With a shortage of digital tools, the suit stresses: “These conditions would be unacceptable in wealthier, whiter communities and do not meet the minimum standards set by the California legislature.”

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Dec 2, 2020 4:45PM ET

A group of Black men wearing blue prison uniforms sit in front of computers in a classroom setting.

Second Chance Pell Grants Expand to 67 More Prison Sites

The Vera Institute of Justice reports the postsecondary education program will soon be available in 42 states and the District of Columbia.

Shani Saxon Apr 29, 2020 5:00PM EDT

Brown people protest outside. One board cardboard sign reads, "I believe in affirmative action."

Trump Administration Reverses Education Affirmative Action Policy

“This is a wholly political attack.”

Kenrya Rankin Jul 5, 2018 1:11PM EDT

Black boys in red graduation caps and gowns, heads bowed in prayer

Here's How to Find Out How Racist Your Kids' School Is

Your step-by-step guide to using the Department of Education’s latest data release to uncover—and address—the racial disparities in your district.

Samuel Sinyangwe Apr 27, 2018 1:59PM ET

White woman in blue suit at brown podium speaks to crowd including Brown teenage girl in grey sweatshirt and blue jeans

Harvard Students Protest Betsy DeVos With 'White Supremacist' Sign, Raised Fists

Activists demonstrated at the venue where the secretary of education was speaking in response to her policies surrounding school choice, campus sexual assault and transgender students.

Sameer Rao Sep 29, 2017 4:01PM EDT

Protestors, one holds sign that reads, "Cut your hair, not the budget."

These Three Federal Civil Rights Offices Are in Trouble

The proposed 2018 budget continues the Trump Administration’s trend of devaluing—and defunding—federal civil rights enforcement.

Kenrya Rankin May 30, 2017 1:36PM EDT