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- NewsInside Higher Ed24 Jul 2026
ED Scraps Tool to Investigate Discrimination
The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights has eliminated a long-standing tool used to investigate whether institutional policies disproportionately harm minority groups, marking a significant policy shift away from disparate impact analysis in discrimination cases.
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<span>ED Scraps Tool to Investigate Discrimination</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/files/2025-02/GettyImages-2198722212.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Education Department building"> </div> <span><span>Sara Weissman</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-24T03:00:00-04:00" title="Friday, July 24, 2026 - 03:00 AM">Fri, 07/24/2026 - 03:00 AM</time> </span> <p>For decades, the Office for Civil Rights investigated whether educational institutions’ policies disparately impacted minority groups in discriminatory ways. Not anymore.</p> <div class="field field--name-field-authors field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Byline(s)</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/author/sara-weissman" hreflang="en">Sara Weissman</a></div> </div> </div>
- NewsLanguage Magazine25 Jun 2026
Letter to Sec. McMahon Condemning Closure of English Learner Office
A letter to Education Secretary McMahon condemns the Trump administration's closure of the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), arguing it violates the rights of English learners. The dissolution was carried out through Interagency Agreements, which the letter says undermines federal support for these students.
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Dear Secretary McMahon: We write to express our strong opposition to the Trump Administration’s continued efforts to undermine the rights of English learners, including through the formal dissolution of the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) at the US Department of Education (the Department). This dissolution follows the unprecedented use of Interagency Agreements (IAAs) to […] The post Letter to Sec. McMahon Condemning Closure of English Learner Office appeared first on Language Magazine .