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Hi, I’m Lori Higgins for Chalkbeat Detroit, here with your morning roundup of education news.
Today’s featured story, from national reporter Lily Altavena, looks at a new directive from the U.S. Department of Education that bars federal civil rights investigators from using broad demographic statistics to demonstrate discrimination in schools. This means, for instance, that schools that discipline students of color at higher rates than white students would not violate federal civil rights laws. You can read more here.
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Report highlights EAPS’ post-COVID academic progress, Daily Press
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