The U.S. Department of Education has scrapped decades-old regulations that allowed for legal challenges based on statistical evidence of discrimination, such as cases where policies disproportionately affect certain groups even without intentional bias. The move reverses long-standing protections under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which previously permitted lawsuits targeting practices like unequal resource distribution in education. Critics argue the change weakens safeguards against systemic inequities, while supporters claim it reduces burdensome litigation. The decision marks a significant shift in how discrimination cases may be addressed under federal education law.
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday eliminated regulations going back more than 60 years that recognized liability for disparate impact, such as when statistics demonstrate a discriminatory ...
