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US Education Department finds San José State University violated Title IX (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) The US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has ruled that San José State University (SJSU) violated Title IX, a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in education programs receiving federal funding. The finding relates to the university’s…
US Education Department’s civil rights office faces backlog The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), once a critical enforcer of student protections against sexual violence, is facing a severe slowdown in investigations, leaving thousands of complaints in limbo. Under former President Donald Trump’s administration, mass layoffs and policy shifts halved the office’s…
In a bold legal move that could shape the national debate on transgender rights in schools, two Virginia school districts, Arlington and Fairfax counties, filed lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Education on Friday, seeking to block the federal agency from freezing millions in funding over policies that allow students to use bathrooms and other…
East High School’s clocktower is seen in Denver on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo) Denver Public Schools (DPS) is pushing back against a finding by the US Department of Education that its all-gender bathrooms violate Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education. While defending its approach to inclusivity, the district has…
