Equity Assistance Center Network
The four equity assistance centers are funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. They provide assistance in the areas of race, gender, national origin and religion to public school districts to promote equal educational opportunities.
Britt Jung
U.S. Department of Education, OESE
School Support and Rural Programs
LBJ Building, Rm. 3E206, 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202-6400
Ph: 202-205-4513; Fax: 202-205-5870
Region I
Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
Ms. Susan Shaffer, Director
5272 River Road, Suite 340, Bethesda, Maryland 20816
Ph: 301-657-7741; Fax: 301-657-8742
Serves: Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virgin Islands, West Virginia
Region II
IDRA EAC-South
Paula Johnson, Ph.D., Director
Intercultural Development Research Association
5815 Callaghan Road, Suite 101, San Antonio, Texas 78228-1102
Ph: 210-444-1710; Fax: 210-444-1714
Serves: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Region III
Great Lakes Equity Center
Indiana University
Dr. Seena M. Skelton, Director
902 West New York Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5167
Ph: 317-278-6832; Fax: 317-274-6864
Serves: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
Region IV
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Dr. Jan Perry Evenstad, Director
P.O. Box 173362, Campus Box 63, Denver, Colorado 80217-3362
Ph: 303-556-6065; Fax: 303-556-3912
Serves: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Office for Civil Rights
OCR’s mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights in our nation’s schools.
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-1100
Candice Jackson, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office for Civil Rights and Acting Assistant Secretary
Ph: 800-421-3481; Fax: 202-453-6012; TDD: 800-877-8339
Locate the enforcement office serving your area select the state or territory where you live.