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HOJA INFORMATIVA: Servicios educativos para los niA+-os inmigrantes y aquellos reciA(C)n llegados a Estados Unidos

Published Year

2014

Resource Type

Journal

Originating Organization

DOE

Las escuelas de Estados Unidos siempre han dado la bienvenida a los nuevos niA+-os inmigrantes. SegAon los datos mA!s recientes, hay mA!s de 840,000 alumnos inmigrantes en Estados Unidos, y mA!s de 4.6 millones de estudiantes de inglA(C)s.

Fact Sheet: Information on the Rights of All Chidren to Enroll in School

Published Year

2011

Resource Type

Journal

Originating Organization

DOE

All children in the United States are entitled to a basic public elementary and secondary education regardless of their race, color, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, or the status of their parents/guardians.

Lessons from AZ's EL Identification Issues: How Guidance Could Strengthen Process

Published Year

2011

Resource Type

Serial

This article reviews the limitations of Arizona's single-question HLS and provides ways these surveys can be improved and complemented to ensure ELs are identified for assessment and receive the services they need.

"Dear Colleague" Letter, May 2011

Published Year

2011

Resource Type

Report

Originating Organization

DOE

From Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali, General Counsel Charles P. Rose, U.S. Department of Education, and Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice, regarding schools' enrollment procedures.

ELPA Validity Evaluation: Creating Enhanced Home Language Survey Instruments

Published Year

2010

Resource Type

Brief

This document guides the creation of enhanced home language surveys to better discriminate between students in the general k-12 student population who may need further assessment or placement in English language support services.

The Use and Validity of Home Language Surveys in State English Language Proficiency Assessment Systems: A Review and Issues Perspective

Published Year

2010

Resource Type

Journal

This paper focuses on the home language surveys used by five SEAs to initially identify students who may be eligible for language assistance services. Contents include a brief history of the use of such surveys in U.S. schools and current practices, with examples from selected SEAs.

English Language Learners with Disabilities: Classification, Assessment, and Accommodation Issues

Published Year

2009

Resource Type

Journal

This article addresses issues concerning the assessment, identification, and classification of ELs with disabilities. Accommodations for ELs with disabilities are discussed and recommendations for more accessible assessments for these students are provided.

Dear colleague letter: Resource comparability

Published Year

2014

Resource Type

Journal

The document provides detailed and concrete information to educators on the standards set in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including information regarding the requirements on educational resources, how OCR investigates resource disparities and what SEAs, LEAs, and schools can do to meet

Fact Sheet: Ensuring Students Have Equal Access to Educational Resources Without Regard to Race, Color, or National Origin

Published Year

2014

Resource Type

Journal

Originating Organization

DOE

Sixty years after the Supreme Court declared in Brown v. Board of Education that public education is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms, the U.S.

Fact Sheet: U.S. Department of Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement,Unaccompanied Alien Children Program

Published Year

2014

Resource Type

Journal

The Division of Children's Services (DCS) provides care and placement for children who come into the United States from other countries without an adult guardian. These children are referred to as unaccompanied alien children (UAC) in statutes.