A Senate-related report says the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights resolved only 1% of pending cases in 2025—the lowest resolution rate in more than a decade. The report, cited to Sen. Bernie Sanders, also alleges OCR reached no resolution agreements in major discrimination categories tied to sexual harassment or sexual violence, seclusion and restraint, racial harassment, and discipline discrimination. The article ties the sharp drop to staffing and operational disruptions during a year in which OCR was among offices affected by mass layoffs at the Department of Education. It reports that OCR reached 112 resolution agreements in 2025, down from around 5% in 2024, and notes referrals to the U.S. Department of Justice in expedited cases related to transgender students’ access to bathrooms and other areas. For colleges and universities, the immediate compliance implication is reduced enforcement capacity and longer timelines for action—while related cases may move to other legal channels. Institutions still face obligations to prevent discrimination and respond to complaints, but the enforcement pipeline appears slower and more uneven. The report’s findings also broaden to other discrimination areas, including antisemitism and Islamophobia; the story says OCR did not reach resolution agreements to address national-origin discrimination in 2025 through standard investigation processes.