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In historic first, Sikh American nominated to be attorney general of New Jersey
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In a historic first, a Sikh public prosecutor who experienced hate and intolerance first-hand has been nominated to be the next attorney general of the US state of New Jersey.
If
Gurbir S Grewal
s nomination by Democrat Governor-elect Phil Murphy is approved by the State Senate early next year, he will be the first Sikh to assume the top state law enforcement position in the US, the second Indian-American after Kamala Harris, who held the position in California before her election to the US Senate.
Announcing the nomination in the state capital Trenton on Tuesday, Murphy said,
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Arizona School District to Protect English Learner Students Published: 22 April 2021 22 April 2021
Coolidge, Arizona - Monday the Justice Department announced a settlement agreement with the Coolidge Unified School District to resolve the department’s investigation into the school district’s programs for its English learner students. The department’s investigation of the district found system-wide failures to provide the instruction, resources and teacher training that students need to master English, leaving them to struggle academically year after year.
The department conducted its investigation under the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974.
“Every child deserves an equal opportunity to excel in school. Where there are language barriers, schools have an obligation to do more to put students on an equal footing,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Pamela S. Karlan of the Justice Department’