by kids1stadvocac | Feb 25, 2025 | Federal
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) advising educational institutions receiving federal funds to cease using race as a factor in admissions, hiring, promotions, compensation, scholarships, discipline, and related areas. The DCL...
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...
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...
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...
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...
