K–12 Civil Rights Complaints

A Nationwide Analysis

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9730783
AutoresMaithreyi Gopalan (0000-0002-1013-0672, Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, autor de correspondencia), Maria M Lewis (0000-0001-9539-4003, Department of Education Policy Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA)
Año2022
Volumen51
Número9
Páginas584-587
Fecha de publicación2022-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEducational Researcher (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X
EditorialAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/0013189x221130056
OpenAlexW4308972784
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas3

Very little is known about the complaint investigation process in the Office for Civil Rights, despite its scope and reach. We examine key parameters (number and types of complaints received, types of resolutions, average time of resolution) of civil rights complaints nationwide over a 20-year period (1999–2019). We find that 10%–40% of all districts receive at least one discrimination-related complaint each year. We also find that complaints are filed at significantly higher rates in large districts and districts with a high percentage of Black students, even after controlling for other structural factors, such as average socioeconomic status and locale

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