August 20, 2013
CRP’s Center for Civil Rights Remedies issued a statement endorsing the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed changes to the Civil Rights Data Collection, including expanding the collection of this vital information from schools and districts across the nation. We applauded additions, such as tracking the days of lost instruction due to disciplinary actions, and reporting on the educational conditions in juvenile justice institutions. But we also urged annual and timely reporting of the disaggregated data so essential to the enforcement of anti-discrimination law.
We cannot stress enough the importance of this Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) and public reporting, as they are essential to the public’s understanding of the condition of education in the U.S. The attached letter is a comprehensive response that details suggestions.