NPR

A massive trove of data about the civil rights of American students was quietly published on the U.S. Department of Education's website this week. The Civil Rights Data Collection includes information about which groups of students are being bullied, which students across the country can access Advanced Placement classes, and how students with disabilities are treated at school, among other things. The CRDC was supposed to be published at the end of last year, according to the agency's own deadline. The data, from nearly every public school in the country, reveals disparities in the way students are treated based on race, ethnicity, disability, sex, and other factors. It's a tool for educators, policymakers, advocates, and families to understand students' experiences and for the federal government to better enforce students' civil rights. The federal government has been collecting this kind of information for over 50 years. The Trump administration did not answer questions from NPR about what was behind the delay. […]