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ERIC Number: ED494079
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 38
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Office for Civil Rights Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2005
US Department of Education
In this report, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provides a summary of its FY 2005 accomplishments. Also, in recognition of the 25th anniversary, some of the significant cases that OCR has resolved over the years are highlighted. The last quarter century was eventful and challenging for OCR. Major U.S. Supreme Court decisions, such as "Grove City," "Fordice," "Gratz," and "Grutter," guided OCR's civil rights enforcement responsibilities, while legislation, such as the "Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988" and the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001," provided clarification of those responsibilities. During this time, OCR resolved tens of thousands of discrimination complaints and compliance reviews affecting millions of the nation's students through its vigorous enforcement of the civil rights laws, while also providing technical assistance to millions of teachers, administrators, parents, and students to encourage voluntary compliance. Included in this 25th-anniversary "Annual Report to Congress" are a few quotations and case resolution stories from previous years to provide a flavor of the continuing nature of OCR's endeavors over the years, as well as information on OCR's substantive achievements in FY 2005 and the challenges to be faced. The following are appended: (1) Offices and Addresses; (2) FY 2005 Complaint Receipts by OCR Enforcement Offices; and (3) Sample of OCR Technical Assistance Publications Available at www.ed.gov/ocr. (Contains 3 figures and 5 footnotes.)
ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Fax: 301-470-1244; Web site: http://www.ed.gov/about/pubs/intro/index.html?src=gu
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education Amendments 1972; No Child Left Behind Act 2001; Title IX Education Amendments 1972
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A