In today’s rundown: A closer look at gender and race pay gaps. Plus, should DC parents who receive welfare benefits be required to attend parent-teacher conferences?
— The pay gaps between men and women and whites and minorities are surprisingly wide, say Georgetown University researchers. They found pay gaps regardless of education, hours worked or position. To close the gap, advocates are calling for more anti-discrimination training and oversight from the equal employment opportunity commission, reports TBD.com.
— The chairman of the D.C. Council wants to require parents who receive welfare benefits to go to half of their childrens’ parent-teacher conferences, according to the Washington Examiner. Opponents of the proposed amendment to the city budget say that some schools ask parents NOT to come in if their children are doing well, because conference schedules are so tight.
