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Shiwali Patel
Coverage of Shiwali Patel in the Nexus archive.
- Education Department limits civil rights investigations into racial disparities in schools
The U.S. Department of Education announced regulatory changes that prohibit using demographic data like discipline rates or school admissions to investigate racial discrimination in schools. Critics argue this removes a key tool for identifying systemic bias, while the Trump administration claims prior data use was improper. The change aligns with broader efforts to eliminate disparate impact regulations.