[lg policy] NAKASEC Policy Update [August 7, 2009]: English Language Learners Programs

[Harold Schiffman]

English Language Learners Programs:

On June 25, the Supreme Court decided 5-4 in favor of English Language
Learner (ELL) programs; they stated that a state’s compliance to the
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 does not automatically translate to
protection of ELLs’ civil rights under the Equal Educational
Opportunities Act of 1974 (EEOA). The Supreme Court referred to lower
federal courts, which must review additional factors to consider
lifting a 2000 mandate for sufficient state funding to ELLs programs
in Nogales, Arizona. In March of this year, NAKASEC joined other civil
rights and AAPI organizations in filing a friend of the court brief in
support of Miriam Flores and ELL students. Quality ELL education is
vital in giving immigrant students the tools to succeed academically
and become full civic participants in society. Therefore, NAKASEC
applauds the Court’s decision and hopes that the lower federal courts
will uphold the Supreme Court’s ruling.



http://nakasec.org/blog/1516
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