WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is seeking to delay an Obama-era rule meant to counter racial disparities in special education, an official said Monday.
Government Seeks Delay of Obama Rule on Race in Special Ed
February 5, 2018
By: Maria Danilova, Associated Press
Source: U.S. News
In December 2016, the Obama administration said “students of color remain more likely to be identified as having a disability and face harsher discipline than their white classmates” and issued a rule that required states to intervene if there were strong racial disparities in their districts. The rule was to take effect in July 2018.
Department Press Secretary Liz Hill told The Associated Press Monday that the agency wants to postpone the rule by two years…