Fairfax, Virginia | Withheld National Merit awards, mostly impact Asian students

Article Title: Withheld National Merit awards, mostly impact Asian students
Snippet of Article: "...This brings to 17 the number of high schools in Fairfax County, Loudoun County and Prince William County that have admitted to withholding awards. Many other Fairfax County high schools haven’t yet released the results of their reviews. An analysis by Fairfax County Times reveals that an estimated 75 percent of National Merit Semifinalists – a notch above Commended Students – are of Asian heritage, validating the questions raised in a new civil rights investigation by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. In fact at Marshall High School this fall, 71 percent of National Merit Semifinalists are minority students, with most of them Asian American...."

Source: www.fairfaxtimes.com

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Federal employees filed slightly fewer discrimination complaints

Article Title: Employee bias complaints down, waits up
Snippet of Article: "...The number of cases awaiting hearings was up 12 percent and has grown by nearly half since fiscal 2007, topping 8,000. Meanwhile, the number of appeals to the commission rose by 14 percent to almost 5,200, and processing time there rose by 30 percent to 378 days. About 4,300 cases are pending there, up by 18 percent from 2010 and up by about a quarter since 2007...."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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US employment commission files suit alleging discrimination against Muslims at plant

Article Title: US employment commission files suit alleging discrimination against Muslims at plant Snippet of Article: "...Hundreds of Muslim workers walked off the job at a Nebraska plant during Ramadan in 2008, saying they wanted time to pray at sunset and break a daylong fast...."

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