News stories by Julia Hotz, page 2
U.S. Groups Reject Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill over Religious Exemption
- Inter Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jul 09 (IPS) - Civil rights groups across the United States have withdrawn their support from a major legislative proposal that would outlaw workplace discrimination against sexual minorities, warning that recent legal developments could exempt companies on religious grounds.
U.S. Moves to Address Chronic “Teacher Equity” Problem
- Inter Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jul 09 (IPS) - The U.S. government has moved to tackle longstanding patterns of inequitable teacher quality, specifically in terms of how low quality teachers tend to be assigned to poor and marginalised communities across the country.

