Helping to Ensure Equal Access to Education: Report to the President and Secretary of Education under Section 203(b)(1) of the Department of Education Organization Act, FY 2009-12.

摘要

Nearly half a century after the first federal civil rights laws in education were enacted, the national aspiration for equity in education remains unfulfilled. This is not just a moral issue, but an economic one as well, offering a clear mandate to move forward aggressively to enforce civil rights laws and pursue the ideals of equity at the heart of the American dream. This report documents the breadth of the work performed by the roughly 600 attorneys, investigators and support staff of the U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights (OCR) during fiscal years 2009 through 2012. These have been four years of transformation and dramatic impact for OCR, focusing on three major themes: (1) Greater Productivity to Meet a Rising Caseload; (2) Supporting Equity Throughout the Department; and (3) Maximum Impact, Maximum Engagement.