Education Department removes antidiscrimination rule
The Education Department said Thursday that it is rescinding a long-standing policy allowing statistical disparities to serve as evidence of discrimination in schools during civil rights investigations. The policy, which took place immediately, eliminated guidance dating back to 1979 that permitted the agency’s Office for Civil Rights to use data showing disproportionate outcomes for students...
The Education Department said Thursday that it is rescinding a long-standing policy allowing statistical disparities to serve as evidence of discrimination in schools during civil rights investigations. The policy, which took place immediately, eliminated guidance dating back to 1979 that permitted the agency’s Office for Civil Rights to use data showing disproportionate outcomes for students...
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