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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — In some places like India, a caste system can exist, which determines a person’s standing in society there. Caste is based on occupation. There are four levels of caste, ...

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw ...

THE purpose of this article is to demonstrate that a caste system already exists in North America, and to consider the possibility that the system may, in the future, be extended and organized. Caste ...

"Thirteen Dalits are murdered every week across India due to ever-increasing caste-based violence. Yet many incidents of horrific caste-based discrimination and violence go unreported due to fear, ...

What is "caste privilege," and what does it mean for South Asians in the United States? The state of California filed a lawsuit, this summer, alleging caste discrimination in an all-Indian team of ...

Hyderabad: In Telangana's evolving education landscape, language has quietly become one of the sharpest lines of inequality.

A bill aiming to protect caste has unanimously passed the California Senate Judiciary Committee, bringing the state one step closer to being the first to ban caste-based discrimination. Subscribe to ...

This story is part of a special project called Big Ideas in which EdWeek reporters ask hard questions about K-12 education’s biggest challenges and offer insights based on their extensive coverage and ...