U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
32 Old Slip, 26th Floor
New York , NY 10005
Phone: 646-428-3807 Fax: 646-428-3843
Email: john.carroll@ed.gov
Website: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
All Internships for U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights:
32 Old Slip, 26th Floor
New York , NY 10005
Phone: 646-428-3807 Fax: 646-428-3843
Email: john.carroll@ed.gov
Website: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
The New York regional office of the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is seeking a legal intern for spring 2011. The mission of OCR is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.
OCR enforces several Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance from the Department of Education. Discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin is prohibited by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; sex discrimination is prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; discrimination on the basis of disability is prohibited by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and age discrimination is prohibited by the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. These civil rights laws enforced by OCR extend to all state education agencies, elementary and secondary school systems, colleges and universities, vocational schools, proprietary schools, state vocational rehabilitation agencies, libraries, and museums that receive U.S. Department of Education funds. Areas covered may include, but are not limited to: admissions, recruitment, financial aid, academic programs, student treatment and services, counseling and guidance, discipline, classroom assignment, grading, vocational education, recreation, physical education, athletics, housing, and employment. OCR also has responsibilities under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (prohibiting disability discrimination by public entities, whether or not they receive federal financial assistance). OCR also enforces the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act.
All Internships for U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights:
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