On the recordAugust 12, 2026
As with other efforts to erode federal civil rights oversight and enforcement, ED’s proposed rule is ‘like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.’
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Condemning the Department of Education's proposed rule on civil rights enforcement.
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