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Prop 8 Goes to Federal Court; LA Schools Get Their Test Scores
A lawsuit to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage has been set in federal court. Also, the grades are in for LA public schools. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, record home foreclosures are taking their biggest toll on blacks and Latinos. Is it a new kind of housing discrimination from lenders pushing sub-prime loans to minorities searching for the American dream?
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenProposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriages, has begun what might be a trip to the US Supreme Court. Also, the scores are in for LA Unified, Green Dot charters and schools controlled by Mayor Villaraigosa. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, a record pace of home foreclosures is taking its biggest toll on blacks and Hispanics. Did big lenders conduct a new kind of housing discrimination by pushing sub-prime loans to minorities hoping for a piece of the American dream?
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3 storiesThe Dream of Homeownership Becomes a Nightmare
One of the main stumbling blocks to economic recovery is the record pace of home foreclosures. The National Association of Realtors says one-quarter of US mortgage holders is "underwater." Those most likely to feel the pain are blacks and Latinos, especially women.
Read the story25 minFederal Trial over Prop 8 to Begin in January
In San Francisco today, federal Judge Vaughn Walker set January 11 for the trial of a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 8 , passed last year by California voters to ban same-sex marriages. Bob Egelko reports for the San Francisco Chronicle .
Read the story6 minLos Angeles Schools Get Their Test Scores
Test scores are in for LA Unified , Green Dot charter schools and Mayor Villaraigosa's Partnership for Los Angeles schools. They all show some improvement, but there's no change at all in the gaps between Asians and whites, who score fairly high, and blacks and Latinos, who are far behind.
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