Concept information
Preferred term
Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
Definition
- The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education had its genesis in the civil rights movement and in the “War on Poverty” of the 1960s. The agency's mission is ensuring equal access to education and promoting educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights protected by federal law. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Office_for_Civil_Rights,_U.S._Department_of_Education
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