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Summarizes how the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has helped to change America. Discusses the many ways in which VAWA has increased accountability and access to services and has reached underserved communities, and provides details from over 100 programs throughout the country that VAWA has helped to inspire and support.
Provides federal guidance for colleges and universities that aims to help remove barriers that can prevent citizens with criminal records from pursuing higher education, including considering the effect of inquiring early in the application process whether prospective students have ever been arrested.
Provides practical, actionable information to help school and district leaders (including superintendents, principals, and senior technology staff) navigate the many decisions required to build a technology infrastructure that supports digital learning. The guide presents a range of options for school and district leaders to consider when making technology infrastructure decisions.
Provides guidance that emphasizes the requirement that schools provide positive behavioral supports to students with disabilities who need them. It also clarifies that the repeated use of disciplinary actions may suggest that children with disabilities may not be receiving appropriate behavioral interventions and supports.
Summarizes a school’s Title IX obligations regarding transgender students and explains how the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) evaluate a school’s compliance with these obligations. The letter also provides information and examples to inform recipients about how the Departments evaluate whether covered entities are complying with their legal obligations.
Summarizes the importance of ensuring that all students, regardless of their sex or gender, have equal access to the full range of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs offered by eliminating discriminatory practices and taking proactive steps to expand participation of students in fields where one sex is underrepresented.
Assists state and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) in meeting their legal obligations to English Learners (EL) and in providing all ELs with the support needed to attain English language proficiency while meeting college- and career-readiness standards. The EL Tool Kit is intended primarily for state, district, school administrators, and teachers, but may also inform other stakeholders concerned with the education of ELs.
Provides examples of policies and emerging practices that some schools are already using to support transgender students. It also includes common questions on topics such as school records, privacy, and terminology, and explains how some state and school district policies have answered these questions.
Highlights the quality and pace of the Office of Civil Right's (OCR) enforcement work, policy guidance documents OCR has developed, and technical assistance it has provided.
Presents a recently updated federal website featuring resources, tools, policy guidance and information for parents, educators, administrators, service providers, and advocates for infants, toddlers, and youth with disabilities.