Federal Agreements Affect Access for English Language Learners

From Mary Ann Zehr of Education Week:

The U.S. Department of Education’s office for civil rights is posting agreements online that are forged between the office and school districts resulting from compliance reviews or investigations of complaints.

The Education Department has been aggressive in opening up compliance reviews in a number of districts that explore such issues as whether all students have access to Advanced Placement courses to whether English-language learners have access to the core curriculum. The agreements are important because they give us a sense for how the Obama Administration is interpreting federal civil rights laws. Read more….

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