Education Department paid laid-off OCR staff $38M while dismissing most complaints

A GAO report found the agency did not document the financial trade-offs associated with its RIFs and cannot prove the cuts ...

The Education Department's efforts to fire staff cost over $28 million, watchdog says

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff and ...
Inside Higher Ed

OCR Layoffs Estimated to Cost Up to $38M, GAO Says

The Education Department has reversed plans to lay off nearly 300 employees in its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released Monday ...
Education Week

Ed. Dept. Paid Civil Rights Staffers Up to $38 Million as It Tried to Lay Them Off

The U.S. Department of Education spent up to $38 million last year paying staffers from its office for civil rights to remain ...