K–12 Civil Rights Complaints
A Nationwide Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9730783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maithreyi Gopalan (0000-0002-1013-0672, Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, corresponding author), Maria M Lewis (0000-0001-9539-4003, Department of Education Policy Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 584-587 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Researcher (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3102/0013189x221130056 |
| OpenAlex | W4308972784 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
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
Actuarial science · Business · Civil rights · Complaint · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Locale (computer software · Political science · Scope (computer science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Computer Science · Demography · Education Discipline and Inequality · Law · Law, Rights, and Freedoms · Legal Issues in Education
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |