The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday sued the Rhode Island Department of Education and Providence Public Schools over a loan-forgiveness program aimed at enticing teachers of color to work in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Providence Superintendent Javier Montañez, left, and Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) Commissioner Angélica ...

A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates against white farmers. U.S. District Judge William Griesbach in ...

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 ...

The student loan forgiveness program is for full-time teachers of color in Providence, and is funded through a grant from a private nonprofit PROVIDENCE — The US Department of Justice is investigating ...