Through these cases, the division works to desegregate schools and classrooms promote recruitment of diverse faculty expand access for Black students to gifted, Advanced Placement, and STEM classes and address discriminatory discipline and hostile climates. Nearly 70 years after Brown, the division still represents the United States in nearly 140 school desegregation cases, and continues to fight for equal access for students across the nation. The Educational Opportunities Section (EOS) enforces Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, and Title II of the American with Disabilities Act, among other civil rights laws. Board of Education for students in public schools across the country. Nearly 70 years after the court declared racially segregated schools unequal and unconstitutional, Brown stands as both a transformative moment in our country, and as a promise yet unfulfilled.įor decades, the Civil Rights Division has worked to implement the mandates and the ideals of Brown vs. Board of Education decision, the unanimous Supreme Court ruling that overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine in America’s public schools. Today we commemorate the 68th anniversary of the landmark Brown v.
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