U.S. Department of Education to Step Up Civil Rights Efforts
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gave a speech today in Selma, Alabama to announce and clarify the Department’s increased focus on civil rights efforts. The New York Times has a good summary both of some of the planned efforts as well as a variety of statistics Duncan planned to include in the speech highlighting the need for increased enforcement. The Office for Civil Rights will be focusing on cases implicating race, gender, and disability, as well as other important civil rights issues, in K-12 school systems, colleges, and universities across the country.
To help support these efforts, the Office for Civil Rights is currently hiring attorneys in field offices across the country – be sure to check PSLawNet postings as well as the EdHires link through USAJobs.