Why We Are Suing the Department of Education

Children play in front of the Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C., last May. Wesley Lapointe for The Washington Post via Getty Images Why We Are Suing the Department of Education The Office for Civil Rights is keeping the public in the dark on which schools it’s investigating and why. by Charles Ornstein April 30, 2026, 5:00 am {"componentName":"ShareTools","props":{"pageUrl":"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/propublica-suing-department-of-education"}} Share {"componentName":"DarkModeToggle","props":{},"contextArray":[]} Contrast Change Appearance Change Appearance AutoLightDark Republish Republish This Story for Free Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) Thank you for your interest in republishing this story.

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