Rhode Island schools under investigation for loan forgiveness program excluding white teachers

Published March 27, 2025 4:17pm ET



A Rhode Island school district is being investigated by the Department of Justice for discrimination practices over a student loan forgiveness program that did not include white teachers. 

The DOJ’s Civil Rights Office sent a letter on March 21 to Providence Public Schools and the Rhode Island Department of Education that it was investigating whether their employment practices classified as discrimination.

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