The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday that it is removing regulations that have been in place for more than six decades. Those rules had allowed schools and other institutions to be held liable for disparate impact when statistical evidence showed discriminatory effects. The change marks a significant shift in how the department addresses equity and civil‑rights enforcement.
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 ...
