Gov't Releases Report On Disparities In The Classroom

This has been the big secret that everyone always knew. Finally, the numbers on classroom disparities are available to the public. Minority students have less access to advanced courses, more inexperienced teachers and face tougher disciplinary consequences than their counterparts, a new trove of federal data shows, affirming long-held beliefs about disparities in the classroom. Civil rights advocates expect this data, collected during the 2009-10 school year, will provide new ammunition for...

Wells Fargo agrees to pay $175 million for discriminating against African American and Hispanic borrowers.

Wells Fargo Bank will pay at least $175 million to settle accusations that it discriminated against African-American and Hispanic borrowers in violation of fair-lending laws, the Justice Department announced on July 12, 2012.Read the full sto...