U.S. Department of Education reopens investigation into LAUSD's Black student achievement program

"The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has reopened an investigation into a LAUSD program originally intended to help elevate the academic achievement of Black students."

"In response to the group's first complaint and a 2023-24 investigation under the Biden administration, the Los Angeles Unified School District overhauled the $120-million academic program for Black students and eliminated race as a factor in determining which children will be helped."

"The district agreed to end the exclusive focus on Black students and agreed to identify students and schools through factors other than race to settle the investigation."

"The education department's letter from the education department's Office of Civil Rights to Defending Education is dated April 23 and signed by chief attorney Anamaria Loya."

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has reopened an investigation into LAUSD's Black Student Achievement Plan, which aims to improve academic outcomes for Black students. A conservative group, Defending Education, claims the program still considers race in its operations, despite a previous settlement that required the district to eliminate race as a factor. The district had previously overhauled the program and agreed to identify students based on non-racial factors, but the program's name remains unchanged. The investigation will assess compliance with Title VI regulations.

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