The U.S. Department of Education's (Department's) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provides this resource to assist school communities with ensuring that artificial intelligence (AI) is used in a nondiscriminatory manner in the nation's elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education consistent with federal civil rights laws.…

In October 2014, U.S. secretary of education Arne Duncan announced the Obama administration's new "education equity initiative," explaining that the president could not "continue to wait" for Congress to act "on behalf of vulnerable children." The centerpiece of this initiative was a 37-page "Dear Colleague"…

In FY 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) promoted equity and excellence in education through conducting investigations and monitoring schools under resolution agreements, promoting greater understanding of how OCR interprets and enforces civil rights laws through the release of policy guidance, providing technical assistance and outreach to…

For decades, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has enforced civil rights in our nation's preschool through 12th grade (P-12) and post-secondary schools, which now serve almost 80 million students annually. In Fiscal Year 2015, the OCR promoted excellence in education through conducting investigations and monitoring schools under resolution…

This report details the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights' (OCRs') accomplishments in enforcing the civil rights laws under which OCR has been granted jurisdiction to address and remedy discrimination. These enforcement efforts include complaint investigation and resolution, compliance reviews and technical assistance, as well…

This report summarizes a 1983 study, following previous research by the United States Commission on Civil Rights. The study examined several aspects of civil rights programs within federal agencies in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska: distribution of authority and resources, accomplishments in 1980, and plans for 1983. Information was obtained…

Presents an approach through which social service agencies and community-based organizations can uncover Title VI violations in decision-making activities of policy and planning structures and in the decision making of supervisory staff and service providers. Discusses two categories of violations: disparity and exclusivity. (Author/GC)

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights conducted a comprehensive evaluation and analysis of the leadership of the Department of Justice in its Title VI programs and of the Title VI enforcement efforts of 10 Federal agencies and 10 subagencies, including the Department of Education. The purpose of Title VI is to eliminate illegal discrimination in…

The Office of Civil Rights' proposed ruling of minority-specific college scholarships as violating federal civil rights law, except when implemented as a result of court-ordered plans, is discussed and criticized. Legislative language, case law concerning minority-specific plans, and the history of postsecondary desegregation are examined.…

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in the U.S. Department of Education, is a law enforcement agency charged with enforcing the federal civil rights laws, one of which is Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI protects people from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities that receive federal…

This brochure, entirely in Spanish, provides information on federal policy concerning equal educational opportunity for limited-English-proficient (LEP) individuals. It first summarizes the provisions of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the subsequent major Civil Rights Office directives concerning that legislation. It then outlines…