April 30, 2025
New York City paid nearly $2 billion last year to settle legal claims, setting a record high for the payouts with a half-billion dollar increase over the previous year, according to new data released by the city's fiscal watchdog on Wednesday.
September 22, 2015
A federal judge on Monday cut paraprofessionals from a recertified class of New York City teachers suing the Board of Education for exams that allegedly discriminated against blacks and Hispanics, but refused to toss other claimants or impose classwide damage limits.
August 07, 2015
A New York federal judge ruled Friday that a state certification exam for teachers administered by the New York City Board of Education does not violate the civil rights of black or Hispanic applicants because the test, although flawed in certain respects, is demonstrably related to the job of teaching to certain standards.
September 04, 2013
A federal judge has recertified a class of New York City school teachers who sued the Board of Education for giving its teachers exams that allegedly discriminated against blacks and Hispanics, reversing a decision to partly decertify the class in light of Dukes.
January 29, 2013
A New York federal judge on Monday allowed the New York City Board of Education to appeal a finding that the board could be held liable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for using an allegedly discriminatory teacher certification test.
December 05, 2012
A New York federal judge ruled Wednesday that the New York City Board of Education violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by using a teacher certification test that discriminated against racial minorities.