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Schools told not to alter policies to reduce racial disparities

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Federal civil rights data shows Black students are disciplined at disproportionately high rates. The Trump administration says "racial balancing" is discrimination.

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  1. Omaha World-Herald

    Schools told not to alter policies to reduce racial disparities (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Federal civil rights data shows Black students are disciplined at disproportionately high rates. The Trump administration says "racial balancing" is discrimination.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    School policies on racial disparities targeted (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department has issued guidance urging schools to stop what it calls "racial balancing" in student discipline policies, prompting concerns that the Trump administration will make it harder to address longstanding racial disparities in school discipline.

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