Ed Department Dismissed 90% Of Civil Rights Complaints Alarming Disability Advocates

by kids1stadvocac | Feb 24, 2026 | Federal

Disability Scoop The U.S. Department of Education dismissed the vast majority of discrimination complaints it received — likely including many based on disability — all while spending millions in an effort to fire staff charged with investigating such cases....

CA: State settles with Sacramento schools over enrollment

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 20, 2026 | State

The Center Square California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement Friday with the Sacramento City Unified School District following an investigation into enrollment policies that allegedly discriminated against students. The settlement resolves...

‘A shifting system’: concerns over students’ civil rights rise as DoJ changes priorities

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 6, 2026 | Federal

The Guardian Within the justice department’s civil rights division is a small office devoted to educational issues, including seclusion, as well as desegregation and racial harassment. The division intentionally chooses cases with potential for high impact and...

Why tracking racial disparities in special education still matters

by kids1stadvocac | Jan 6, 2026 | Federal

The Michigan Chronicle Classrooms should be places of opportunity, not obstacles. But for many students with disabilities, especially students of color and English learners, school often reinforces the inequities it’s supposed to erase. Black students, for example,...

As Justice Department priorities shift, concerns about protection of students’ civil rights escalate

by kids1stadvocac | Dec 16, 2025 | Federal

Hechinger Report Within the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is a small office devoted to educational issues, including seclusion, as well as desegregation and racial harassment. The division intentionally chooses cases with potential for high impact and...