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Connecticut’s education commissioner visited a Fairfield’s McKinley Elementary School, which has the town’s most diverse student population, on Tuesday to highlight an example of how suburban school districts can better cater to a diverse student population.
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A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all Black and Latino drivers in Nassau County claiming local police act with racial bias when they make traffic stops.
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A judge has ended the nearly 50 years of federal oversight of police in Hartford, Connecticut. That comes amid criticism by observers that the department still hasn't hired enough minority officers to reflect the city's population.
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A Marine Corps veteran from Connecticut has sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs alleging racial discrimination in how the agency handles claims for benefits. Now, the federal government wants the case thrown out.
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A leading statewide advocate is calling for reform after a recent New York State Inspector General report found Black and Hispanic individuals are more likely to face disciplinary action than others incarcerated in New York state.
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Nearly 14% of New Yorkers live in poverty, which is above the national average according to a report by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
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A federal lawsuit was filed Monday alleges decades-long racial disparities in veterans benefits. The case is represented by the Yale Veterans Legal Services Clinic, which found that nearly 30% of Black veterans who applied for disability compensation were denied compared to 24% of white veterans.
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The Nassau County Police Department blamed its disproportionate arrests of Black and Hispanic people on the large number of malls along the Queens-Nassau border.
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A lawyer for the county said Commissioner Patrick Ryder denies the accusation, which was made by a now-retired police officer.
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Subjective tests, private study groups, and favored treatment are a few of the systematic ways Black cops struggled to get hired and get promoted in the Suffolk County Police Department.