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Civil‑rights groups press Education Department for dedicated negotiator seat
Summary
Civil‑rights and student‑advocacy witnesses at a Department of Education listening session urged a separate negotiator seat for civil‑rights organizations, warned that staff cuts and rushed timelines risk poor implementation of the new law, and demanded guardrails for workforce Pell and borrower protections.
Jessica Thompson, senior vice president at the Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), urged the U.S. Department of Education to create a distinct civil‑rights negotiator seat for upcoming negotiated rulemaking sessions. “We urge the department to create and allow a separate seat for negotiators representing civil rights groups at both tables,” Thompson said, arguing that a dedicated representative would better surface how regulations affect students and the department’s compliance with civil‑rights law.
Other witnesses echoed that…
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