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Trump Administration Sharpens Focus on Title IX: Joint DOJ-ED Special Investigations Team to Tackle "Gender Ideology"

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Last month, the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Education (ED) announced the creation of a joint Special Investigations Team (SIT) to streamline Title IX investigations....more

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Key Considerations as K-12 Leaders Navigate Minefield Involving DEI, Federal Funding, and Potential Investigations

K-12 school districts across the country now face a tight deadline to navigate a minefield with significant legal and funding implications. ...more

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U.S. Department of Education Announces Investigations Demonstrating Continued Scrutiny of DEI-Related Title VI Issues

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (the “Department”) announced that it has initiated two sets of investigations against dozens of universities for alleged violations of Title VI....more

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Process Revisions by Office for Civil Rights Include Key Changes for Educational Institutions

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The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has made another round of revisions to its Case Processing Manual (CPM), effective Aug. 26, 2020. The CPM, last updated in November 2018, outlines the...more

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DOE Signals Renewed Commitment to Enforcement of Foreign Gift Reporting Requirements

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The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently announced that it is launching an investigation into the foreign gifts reporting practices of two higher education institutions. ...more

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US Department of Education Scrutinizes Foreign Investment Into Higher Education

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The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) recently launched investigations into at least a half dozen top research institutions for failing to disclose foreign-sourced gifts or contracts. Under section 117 of the Higher...more

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New Jersey Attorney General Leads Actions Against the U.S. Department of Education for Restricting Information Sharing with State...

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Last week, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal took the lead in pursing two actions against the U.S. Department of Education related to the Department’s alleged refusals to cooperate with state investigations of student...more

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Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Further Revises its Investigative Process

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Over the years, public school districts have scrutinized the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for the manner in which it has handled its investigations. Among other things, public school...more

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U.S. Department of Education Publishes List of Schools Under Civil Rights Investigation

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) published on its website a list of “pending cases currently under investigation” by its Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”). Previously, OCR had released a list of higher...more

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Investigating Sexual Assaults at School: Changes on the Horizon

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We are closely monitoring the U.S. Department of Education’s policy guidance concerning investigations of sexual assaults and sexual violence on school campuses, applicable to both K-12 and higher education institutions...more

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