The U.S. Department of Education will tell school districts Friday that federal law requires them to allow students to use restrooms and locker rooms “consistent with their gender identity,” escalating the pressure from theObama administration on the contentious public debate over transgender rights. In a “dear colleague” letter to school districts first reported by the New York Times, […]
As public pressure to enforce civil rights law escalates, the Department of Education released the results of its most recent civil rights investigation today. The subject of the five-year compliance review was the Toledo City School District in Ohio, where Black students make up close to half the K-12 population. The Department of Education’s Office […]
