Kim Richey, Trump's nominee to head the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, has experience working within the department but remains a less recognized figure in higher education. Her nomination occurs during a tumultuous period where OCR has faced reports of antisemitic and anti-Palestinian discrimination, coupled with a growing focus on alleged discrimination against white students, reflecting a broader shift in civil rights priorities. Advocacy groups express concern for the potential implications of her leadership on educational equity and justice initiatives.
We're watching daily updates as the office is weaponized to tear down the racial progress, the disability justice work, the gender justice work that has been the work of the agency since before it was created.
The most relevant question, and arguably the only relevant question about Kim Richey ... is whether [she] will show up on the side of students and families and educators and the law or whether [she] will show up on the side of Trump and Musk.
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