February 13, 2009

Obama Chooses Chief of Civil-Rights Office

By PETER SCHMIDT

President Obama plans to nominate Russlynn Ali, who has held several positions with education advocacy groups, as the Education Department's assistant secretary for civil rights.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan last week announced the plan to nominate Ms. Ali for the post, which would put her in charge of the department's Office for Civil Rights and oversees enforcement of civil-rights laws affecting education, including Title IX, covering gender discrimination, and Title VII, covering

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