Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake March 3, 2025 The billionaire donor and co-chair of Trump’s transition team was sworn in Monday evening. Linda McMahon was narrowly confirmed along party lines as President Trump’s secretary of education in a 51-to-45 Senate vote late Monday afternoon and sworn in shortly after at the Department of Education building. All […]
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U.S. Department of Education February 27, 2025 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education launched EndDEI.Ed.Gov, a public portal for parents, students, teachers, and the broader community to submit reports of discrimination based on race or sex in publicly-funded K-12 schools. The secure portal allows parents to provide an email address, the name of the […]
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Faegre Drinker John R. Przypyszny , Jonathan D. Tarnow , Cindy Irani , Sarah L. Pheasant , Asher Friedman Young February 27, 2025 At a Glance On February 14, 2025, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED or the Department) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) regarding the nondiscrimination obligations of schools, colleges and universities, and other […]
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Duane Morris February 27, 2025 On February 14, 2025, the United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (the Department) published a “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) signed by Acting Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor that provides guidance for all educational institutions receiving federal funding regarding impermissible diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices relying […]
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