Entity: Department of Education

No Records Response from ED on Office of Civil Rights Staffing Data

June 30, 2020
The Department of Education stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for data on staffing levels in the agency's Office of Civil Rights. This request sought additional staffing data to that of records previously released to American Oversight.

FOIA to ED for Applications to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity

June 29, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Education seeking student applications to be on the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) board.

FOIA to ED Seeking Federal Student Aid Head Performance Agreement Evaluations and Transmission to Congress

June 11, 2020
FOIA to the Department of Education seeking FSA chief operating officer performance evaluations under required performance agreements and records reflecting required transmission to Congress of FSA COO performance agreements. American Oversight filed this request in partnership with Student Defense.

FOIA to ED Seeking Federal Student Aid Head Performance Agreements

June 11, 2020
FOIA to the Department of Education seeking FSA chief operating officer performance agreements, which federal law requires the department to enter into annually and then make public. American Oversight filed this request in partnership with Student Defense.

Education Records of Communications with Sen. Lamar from April to October 2018

June 4, 2020
Records from the Department of Education of communications with Senator Lamar from April to October 2018. American Oversight sought these communications to shed light on the role Senator Alexander and the HELP Committee play in policymaking at the Department of Education.

News Roundup: A Somber Week After Memorial Day

May 29, 2020
As states across the country enter various phases of “reopening,” sobering news about the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to emerge. 

News Roundup: One Firing, Multiple Scandals

May 22, 2020
Trump's firing of the State Department's inspector general has unearthed a series of concerning stories about the conduct of the very person who pressed for the firing — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

FOIA to ED Seeking Records Regarding Fulfillment of State of the Union Scholarship

May 22, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Education regarding reports that Secretary Betsy DeVos would personally fund a federal Opportunity Scholarship awarded to a fourth-grade student during President Trump’s January 2020 State of the Union address.

FOIA to ED on Gender-Based Discrimination Guidelines

May 22, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Education on the removal of guidelines issued by the Office of Civil Rights on gender-based discrimination.

FOIA to ED Seeking Communications With or About Dan and Farris Wilks

May 20, 2020
FOIA request to the Department of Education seeking email communications with or about the Wilks brothers, Dan and Farris.