NYC Black and Hispanic teachers to receive massive payouts over 'culturally biased' licensing exam
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New York City settled a decades-old lawsuit alleging discrimination in teacher’s licensing exams on Saturday for $1.8 billion, the city’s largest legal payout.
The lawsuit, originally filed by four teachers in 1996, claimed that the exam was "culturally biased" in favor of White applicants. According to the plaintiffs, more than 90% of White applicants passed the multiple-choice and essay test while Black applicants only passed 53% of the time. Hispanic applicants only received passing scores 50% of the time. Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.
A trial in 2003 originally ruled in favor of the city, but in 2012, a Manhattan federal judge found that the licensing exam violated the applicants’ civil rights because it did not assess "general knowledge, teaching skills, or competency in content areas" nor did it predict "competent job performance."
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