Civil rights laws enforced by ED extend to all state education agencies, elementary and secondary school systems, colleges and universities, vocational schools, proprietary schools, state vocational rehabilitation agencies, libraries, and museums that receive U.S. Department of Education funds.
Learn how to file a civil rights complaint and how ED handles the complaint resolution process.
ED works to ensure that schools, districts, colleges, and universities satisfy their Title VI obligation to give students equal access to education.
This law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.
Get wide-ranging education data collected from our nation's public schools, including information about demographics, enrollment, and discipline.
Get answers to the most frequently asked questions about sex, age, race, and disability discrimination in our nation's schools.
OCR’s mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws.
Harrassment Protection Resources
OCR provides guidance and support to schools and colleges to help ensure their programs are free from discrimination
Know Your Rights
Race, Color, and National Origin
Disability Discrimination
Age Discrimination
Title IX and Sex Discrimination
Nondiscrimination in Employment Practices in Education
Retaliation Discrimination
Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act
Race Discrimination in Special Education
Resources for LGBTQI+ Students
Reading Room
Find a variety of publications that set forth the rights of students and others to be free from discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age.
