Accountability Systems

They say, “time flies when you are having fun,” and this certainly applies to my time as an educator for the past 32 years and CEC member for 18 of these years. My introduction to the collegiality that is CEC was as a doctoral student when I made my first conference presentation based on my work with an after-school literacy program. Immediately, I felt welcomed and valued as a novice conference presenter.

This week, the U.S. Department of Education submitted a request for public comment on the Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2021-2022 school year.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights resolved a compliance review of Saco, Maine, public schools. The review was part of a 24-district series initiated in January 2019...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Catherine Lhamon as Assistant Secretary for the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). In May, President Biden nominated Lhamon for this position, which she...

Last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced that they will administer a Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2021-2022 school year.

Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provided an update to the U.S. Department of Education regarding implementation of open recommendations that need to be given high priority, including three related to restraint and seclusion.

Last week, IES Director Mark Schneider published a blog detailing the work to be done by the organization in the coming years.