In November 2024, the United States Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued an informational resource regarding the discriminatory use of artificial intelligence (AI). The resource emphasizes the importance of ensuring that all AI software used in educational programs are transparent, equitable, and accountable to avoid discriminatory practices. For purposes of OCR’s … [Read more...] about Office of Civil Rights Weighs in On Discriminatory Use of Artificial Intelligence
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Office of Civil Rights Weighs In On Discriminatory Use of Artifical Intelligence
In November 2024, the United States Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued an informational resource regarding the discriminatory use of artificial intelligence. The resource emphasizes the importance of ensuring that all artificial intelligence software used in educational programs are transparent, equitable, and accountable to avoid discriminatory practices. In this … [Read more...] about Office of Civil Rights Weighs In On Discriminatory Use of Artifical Intelligence
OSEP and OCR Release Guidance for Special Education During COVID
On September, 28, 2020, The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services’ Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the United State Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) each released Q & A documents addressing the implementation of special education services and accommodations under Section 504 during the ongoing COVID-19 environment. These documents do not … [Read more...] about OSEP and OCR Release Guidance for Special Education During COVID
How New Title IX Regulations Will Impact All K-12 Schools
Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in all educational institutions receiving federal funding. On May 6, 2020, in the midst of the school closings due to Covid-19, Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education issued new Title IX Regulations promised by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on September 22, 2017. The proposed regulations were published in the Federal Register on … [Read more...] about How New Title IX Regulations Will Impact All K-12 Schools
