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Education Dept. lifts pause on some civil rights probes, but not cases of race, gender discrimination

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 25, 2025 | Federal

ProPublica The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday told employees that it would lift its monthlong freeze on investigating discrimination complaints at schools and colleges across the country — but only to allow disability investigations to proceed. That means...

WI: Madison program serving Black students with disabilities may shut down

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 18, 2025 | State

captimes.com A nonprofit striving to close achievement gaps and reduce racial disparities in Madison schools may soon run out of money, according to the organization’s executive director. Jeffrey Lewis, who leads Natural Circles of Support, said the nonprofit’s...

Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 18, 2025 | Federal

ProPublica In the three-and-a-half weeks since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, investigations by the agency that handles allegations of civil rights violations in the nation’s schools and colleges have ground to a halt. At the same time, there’s been a...

White House Releases Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 31, 2025 | Federal

The White House has issued Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling, an Executive Order (EO) aimed to combat radical ideologies in schools, emphasizing the importance of patriotic education and parental oversight. The EO condemns practices that it defines as...
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