[Lgpolicy] English Learners' Civil Rights | 22-23 June

[Francis M. Hult via Lgpolicy]

Learn more about this free virtual event.
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*SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT*
*Department of Education to Host **National*
*Convening on English Learners' Civil Rights*

Did you know that June 23, 2023, marks the 42nd anniversary of the *Castañeda
v. Pickard*, 648 F.2d 989 (5th Cir. 1981) ruling, which established a
three-prong test for evaluating the effectiveness of a district’s bilingual
education program in helping students overcome language barriers?

Join the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language
Acquisition (OELA) and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for a National
Convening on English Learners’ Civil Rights
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/ml1sfl/e70gggb/qo2udmb>, a free virtual event
that begins on Thursday, June 22, from 12:15–5:30 p.m. ET and continues on
Friday, June 23, from 12:15–5:00 p.m. ET.

This important two-day conversation will:

• Focus on laws and policies relevant to the civil rights of English
learners.
• Highlight guidance and resources to equip state and local education
agencies with tools to meet their obligations to English learner students
and families.

*Register here:* https://registration.socio.events/e/elcivilrights2023
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/ml1sfl/e70gggb/6g3udmb>.
If you have questions in advance of the event, please send them to:
oelaconvening2023 at manhattanstrategy.com.
<https://t.e2ma.net/click/ml1sfl/e70gggb/m93udmb>

Center for Applied Linguistics


*Promoting access, equity, and mutual understanding for linguistically &
culturally diverse people around the world*

4646 40th St NW, Washington, DC 20016 | info at cal.org | 202-362-0700

Center for Applied Linguistics | 4646 40th Street, NW
Washington, DC | 20016 United States
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