Senator Markey and Colleagues Urge Education Department to Retain Equity Assistance Centers

Senator Edward J. Markey and several colleagues have written to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, condemning the Department's proposed rule to rescind regulations for Equity Assistance Centers (EACs). These centers provide crucial technical assistance to school districts for desegregation and civil rights compliance. The lawmakers argue that dismantling EACs would undermine civil rights enforcement and leave schools, students, and parents without vital resources.