Episode #1
The federal government is scaling back civil rights enforcement for students. What does that mean for K-12 schools?
Oct 1, 202649 minS1
<p>Welcome to the inaugural episode of Searchlight New Mexico with Ed Williams, a monthly podcast that takes a deep look at critical issues impacting New Mexicans.</p> <p>Last year, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Today, staffing cuts have hollowed out nearly half of the department’s workforce — including at the Office of Civil Rights, which oversees federal protections against sexual assault in schools.</p> <p>As federal oversight is scaled back, students and parents in some states are turning to state- and local-level protections. Often those protections are more...
