It involves a group of New York City minority teachers who, back in the 90s, failed a standardized statewide test and had their licenses revoked.
The story is making waves now because a majority of white teachers passed, which led to accusations that the test must have been "Racist." The minority teachers are now receiving bit time payouts for failing.
Interestingly, white teachers had notably better performances.
The city decided to compensate these teachers who didn't pass, reasoning that the test was racially biased and had detrimental impacts on their lives.
The New York Post: Failing the New York State teachers' exam really paid off - especially for a Queens man who learned this month he's getting a $2 million windfall over it.
Roughly 5,200 black and Hispanic ex-Big Apple teachers and once-aspiring educators are expected to collect more than $1.8 billion in judgments after the city stopped fighting a nearly three-decade federal discrimination lawsuit that found a certification exam was biased.
As of Friday, 225 people who failed the Liberal Arts and Sciences Test used for teacher licensing from 1994 to 2014 had already been notified they're getting settlements of at least $1 million, according to an analysis of Manhattan federal court records.
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