Office for Civil Rights (Department of Education): Difference between revisions

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|OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
|Mission=The Office for Civil Rights ensures equal access to education and promotes educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights. It works to eliminate discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education.
|Mission=The Office for Civil Rights ensures equal access to education and promotes educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights. It works to eliminate discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education.
|ParentOrganization=U.S. Department of Education
|ParentOrganization=Department of Education
|TopOrganization=Department of Education
|CreationLegislation=Department of Education Organization Act of 1979
|CreationLegislation=Department of Education Organization Act of 1979
|Employees=560
|Employees=560
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|Website=https://www.ed.gov/ocr
|Website=https://www.ed.gov/ocr
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{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}
 
{{Short description|U.S. Department of Education office responsible for preventing discrimination in education}}
{{Short description|U.S. Department of Education office responsible for preventing discrimination in education}}