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# U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2021-22 School Year

# U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2021-22 School Year

August 13, 2021

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Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for  Civil Rights announced in a letter to school superintendents that it will administer a 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), marking  the first time that OCR has conducted a CRDC, including all public school  districts and their schools, two years in a row, for 2020-21 and 2021-22. 

The additional collection will help advance equity at a  time when the nation’s educational landscape has been impacted by the COVID-19  pandemic and schools are receiving substantial new federal funding to address  new and longstanding challenges. Data from the CRDC will inform ongoing  decisions regarding additional support that schools, educators, and students  need to succeed, and will also assist OCR in meeting its mission to ensure  schools and districts are complying with civil rights laws.

“Without timely and robust data about students’ educational experiences, we cannot begin to understand and then address the  impact that the pandemic has had – and continues to have – on student learning  and success,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “We know that by  working together, and by making this data available to educators and the  public, we will improve educational opportunities and outcomes for our children  and youth.”

The CRDC gathers and publishes key information about  student access to educational courses as well as school climate factors, such  as use of discipline and student experiences of harassment and assault, from  nearly every public school serving students from pre-K through 12th grade in  all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

“Understanding the impact of the pandemic on students is  a critical step to helping them get back on track. This is particularly  important in light of reports showing that the pandemic worsened achievement  gaps across the country. I applaud the Education Department for taking  proactive steps to better understand how the pandemic has affected students and  for their effort to examine the disproportionate impact on students of color.  Earlier this year, Congress and the Biden Administration made a historic  investment in students and schools through the American Rescue Plan. This data  will be a vital tool to help schools target resources where they are needed  most,” said House Committee on Education and Labor Chairman, U.S. Rep. Robert  C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03).

“I’m glad to see Secretary Cardona’s commitment to  collecting robust, quality data on students’ educational experiences,” said  U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. “As we build back better from this pandemic, we must  work to ensure that all of our students receive an equitable and high-quality  education, free from discrimination and harassment – but unfortunately, for too  many students, that's not the case. So it's critical that we collect data to  identify longstanding inequities in our education system in order to address  them. I’m glad to have the Department of Education committed to building an  education system where every student can thrive, no matter their race, gender  identity, sexual orientation, or disability status.”

Today’s announcement ensures that the  Department and the public will have the data necessary to better understand the  experiences of students as the country continues to grapple with the impacts of  COVID-19, especially after the pandemic-related postponement of the 2019-20  CRDC. Recognizing the critical work of school administrators, teachers,  specialists, and support staff in ensuring that all students have equal access  to education, the Department will continue to provide robust resources to  support state educational agencies, districts, and schools in preparing for and  completing the ongoing 2020-21 collection, as well as the collection for the  2021–22 school year.
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