“The recent threats to consolidate the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Justice are even more devastating for students at the intersection of race, poverty and disability. This move severs the civil rights lifelines that protect students who are farthest from privilege and opportunity.” – Jennifer Coco, interim executive director of CLE.
We cannot maintain the status quo for our students.
But losing both OCR’s personnel as well as their insights reverses 50 years of progress.
Read Jennifer’s powerful op-ed in K-12 Dive here.
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