A report cited in the U.S. Senate suggests the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights resolved agreements in only 1% of pending cases in 2025—its lowest rate in more than a decade. The reporting also indicates OCR reached no resolution agreements for major discrimination categories in 2025, including sexual harassment and violence, seclusion and restraint, racial harassment, and discrimination in school discipline. The numbers are framed as downstream from OCR layoffs and operational disruptions following mass changes within the Education Department. The report also states that despite similar budgets around $140 million, OCR produced only 112 resolution agreements in 2025. For higher education, the implications extend beyond K-12: universities often rely on OCR processes and compliance guidance tied to civil-rights enforcement. Reduced resolution capacity can mean delays in policy corrective action and training requirements for institutions under investigation. The story sets up potential congressional and legal scrutiny over whether civil-rights oversight is keeping pace with enforcement needs—especially in discrimination categories that are normally resolved via negotiated agreements.