A little-known civil rights office in the Department of Education that helps resolve complaints from students across the country about discrimination and accommodating disabilities has been gutted by ...

The U.S. Education Department is bringing back hundreds of employees in its Office for Civil Rights who were placed on paid administrative leave earlier this year, according to a Dec. 5 email to those ...

Two hundred and fifty years ago, our Nation was conceived in liberty, our freedom was wrested from the hands of tyranny, and our people courageously united as one Nation under God, committed to the ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - More than 200 former employees of the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday criticized what they called the ongoing "destruction" of its Civil Rights Division, saying ...

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has rewritten a decades-old provision of civil rights law that allows for statistical disparities to be used as proof of discrimination. The DOJ’s decision to ...

The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Education Department staffers who were slated to be laid off, saying their help is needed to tackle a mounting backlog of discrimination complaints ...

Even after seeing a video of this Maryland first grader, injured when he was secluded in a small room at school, state lawmakers were reluctant to ban the practice. Credit: Photo illustration: The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Trump administration announced an agreement on Tuesday to ...

Employees at the U.S. Education Department who were fired in March got an unexpected email on Friday – telling them to return to work. These federal workers, including many attorneys, investigate ...

As Christmas approaches, families across the country are preparing festive meals with turkey, ham and other holiday favorites. However, food safety experts warn that improper thawing, cooking and food ...