Trump administration sues RIDE, PPSD claiming teacher loan program is 'racist'

DOJ sues Providence schools over teacher loan forgiveness program it says excluded white hires

The Providence Public School Department building is seen on Westminster Street in Providence. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)A loan forgiveness plan for new teachers of color in Providence public schools is at the center of a lawsuit the Trump administration filed Tuesday against the city’s school department in U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges civil rights laws we…

Trump administration sues RIDE, PPSD claiming teacher loan program is 'racist'

The Trump administration is suing the Rhode Island Department of Education and Providence Public Schools, claiming a loan forgiveness program is racist.

DOJ sues Providence public schools over loan forgiveness for ‘educators of color’ - TPR: The Public's Radio

The U.S. Department of Justice accused Providence public schools and the Rhode Island Department of Education of “blatant race discrimination” in a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday over a loan forgiveness program for teachers of color. The Providence Public School District’s “Educators of Color Loan Forgiveness Program” offered “teachers of color” up to […] The post DOJ sues Providence public schools over loan forgiveness for ‘educators…