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Public radio, Center report on L.A. school court citations' controversy

By Susan Ferriss

Public radio, the Center report on L.A. school police ticketing that federal education officials are now scrutinizing.

Police, suspensions in schools need reform, new report urges

By Susan Ferriss

A report looks at how three troubled California communities are struggling with high suspension rates of vulnerable students.

Following The Money (Part 1)

By Jim Morris and Robert Brodsky

Are Howard Rich’s organizations really what they say they are?

Excerpts from this story referencing "Education":

"… m donors and sharing it among themselves.In 2004, for example, Legislation Education Action Drive, a tax-exempt organization that Rich founded to promote vouch …"

"… High Plains Investments in Park City, Utah, and the founder of First Class Education, a tax-exempt organization that promotes what it calls “the 65 percent s …"

"… ehanna Foundation, as is Eric Brooks (see below).$36,500 from the American Education Reform Foundation, a tax-exempt organization in Milwaukee. The organizatio …"

"… anna International Group (see above). Brooks is a director of the Decision Education Foundation in Palo Alto, California; the biographical sketch of him on the …"

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NYPD school police citations draw criticism

By Susan Ferriss

In New York City, the NYPD is under fire for the rate at which officers issue citations.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Education":

"… -peace offenses, including scuffles at school. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is scrutinizing those citations in the Los Ang …"

Campus Sexual Assault Statistics Don’t Add Up

By Kristen Lombardi and Kristin Jones

Troubling Discrepancies in Clery Act Numbers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Education":

"… discovered to be doing just that. Five years later, the U.S. Department of Education has yet to finish its review; a department spokesperson declined to commen …"

"… lly. Nearly half of the 25 Clery complaint investigations conducted by the Education Department over the past decade determined that schools were omitting sexu …"

"… ” says David Bergeron of the department’s Office of Postsecondary Education, which monitors Clery compliance. Still, 27 colleges reported one or two n …"

"… attitudes, which she attributes to improved training and guidance from the Education Department. These days, she says, “There are less intentional and egregi …"

Barriers Curb Reporting on Campus Sexual Assault

By Kristin Jones

Barriers Curb Reporting on Campus Sexual Assault

Excerpts from this story referencing "Education":

"… ations of 10 years worth of complaints filed against institutions with the Education Department under Title IX and the Clery Act, as well as a survey of 152 cr …"

"… dent of the national organization Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA), says most colleges and universities want to be “responsive and …"

"… yee complaints.” The law leaves room for interpretation, and in 2001 the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights issued additional guidance. If a sch …"

"… e in the Center’s review of 214 investigations in the past decade by the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights into suspected Title IX violations i …"

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Sexual Assault on Campus Shrouded in Secrecy

By Kristen Lombardi

Sexual Assault on Campus Shrouded in Secrecy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Education":

"… efended its mandatory confidentiality policy before the U.S. Department of Education even while softening the language.Relating the gag order back in the room, …"

"… to keep secret cases of alleged sexual assault. And a recent ruling by the Education Department against UVA for a policy “inconsistent with the letter and sp …"

"… s of 10 years worth of complaints filed against institutions with the U.S. Education Department under Title IX and the Clery Act — two laws requiring schools …"

"… ith the closed procedures on campuses.Undoubtedly, another law, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, complicates the issue. FERPA forbids schools fro …"

Reporter's toolkit: Investigating sexual assault on your campus

By iWatch News

Investigating sexual assault on your campus

Excerpts from this story referencing "Education":

"… , or download the full toolkit as a PDF by clicking here.The LawThe Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)Passed in November, 1974, FERPA is a federal …"

"… including allegations of sexual assault. In promulgating regulations, the Education Department has stated that “FERPA does not [per se] prevent an instituti …"

"… eral financial aid collect and report crime data to the U.S. Department of Education.A 1992 amendment to the Clery Act established the Campus Sexual Assault Vi …"

"… ory assignments in order to avoid their alleged assailants.Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX)Title IX is a civil rights law that prohibits …"

Understanding the law

By iWatch News

Understanding the law about sexual assault on campus

Excerpts from this story referencing "Education":

"… ual assault claims are adjudicated on America’s campuses:Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972Passed by Congress in 1972, Title IX is the civil rights …"

"… s an alternative to suing in civil court, student victims can also ask the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights to investigate a school’s respons …"

"… of reviews, Supreme Court cases, and political protest actions.The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)In November 1974, Congress passed FERPA, a …"

"… ng allegations of sexual assault. But in promulgating its regulations, the Education Department has said that FERPA does not prevent an institution from openin …"

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