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ON- LINE EDUCATION/ CIVIL RIGHTS / PUBLIC POLICY RESOURCES
General
Language Rights
Anti-Racism
High Stakes Testing
Gender Issues
No Child Left Behind
Students With
Disabilities
Migrant Education
Homeless Student Education
School Reform
Technolgy
School Discipline
Immigrant Issues
Charter Schools
Vouchers
Runaway Teens
Help
General
- Civil Rights 101, http://www.civilrights.org/research_center/,
this cite provides a short introduction to civil rights law including
school desegregation, affirmative action, women, people with disabilities,
gays and lesbians, Asians, Latinos, race, class and economic justice.
- ACLU of Northern California, We have rights too! A guide to
some of the
Most Important Questions that Students Have About Civil Liberties,
htttp://www.aclunc.org/students/guide/,
this Guide includes information on the following subjects:
Freedom of Expression
Clubs and Activities
Library & Classroom Books
Pledge and Prayers
Dress Codes
Searches
Discrimination
Bilingual and Special Education
Health & Medical Care
School Records
School Attendance
Punishment
Trouble with the Law
Military
Emancipation of Minors
- Incarcerated Parents Manual (Jan.2002), www.prisonerswithchildren.org
,
This manual discusses a variety of issues of concern to parents,
grandparents and other relatives who are primary caregivers
including information about enrolling children for school, compulsory
attendance, children with disabilities, child care, and duties
of guardians.
Language Rights
1. Limited English Proficient/English
Language Learner Students
a. Generally
See http://www.cde.ca.gov/
for information on California programs for ELL Students. There
are also a number of excellent websites involving LEP students,
including: -James Crawford’s “Language Policy Web
Site & Emporium reports on bilingual education, English
Only, English Plus, endangered languages and language rights
including anti-bilingual initiatives.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCrawford
-Dr. Jim Cummins’, ESL and Second Language Learning
Web! Discussing Second Language Acquisition and Literacy Development,
http://www.iteachilearn.com/cummins/
-Dr.Kenji Hakuta’s website, discusses improving
the education of language minority students. http://www.stanford.edu/~hakuta/
(LINK IS NOT WORKING)-Dr. Jill Mora’s
Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development CULAD Website,
http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora
-Center for Applied Linguistics, improving communication
through better understanding of language and culture. http://www.cal.org
-National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE),
http://www.nabe.org/
-California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE),
http://www.bilingualeducation.org
See U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services website for information
of LEP rights in the health care system. http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/lep/
2. Executive Order 13166:Improving Access to Services For Persons
with
a. Limited English Proficiency
b. National Asian and Pacific Islander Legal Consortium collects
policies of various federal agencies required to implement the
law.
3. English Only Laws
See also James Crawford, above.
a. Race in American Public Schools: Rapidly Resegregating
School Districts, http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/research/deseg/reseg_schools02.php
2. Adequacy and Equity
a. A pending California lawsuit, Williams v. California,
attempts to improve the quality of Californias educational system.
This site has all of the court papers.
http://www.decentschools.org/index.php
b. For a discussion of all of the cases around the U.S. involving
this issue see
Cases challenging the affirmative action programs at the
University of Michigan including background information, court
briefs and court opinions, commentary by constitutional scholars,
and resources for teachers.
1. CRLA Exit Exam PowerPoints. (Spanish and English)
a. Sexual Harassment in school
http://www.equalrights.org/know/index.htm . Equal
Rights Advocates provides information and representation to
students sexually harassed at school. (Do- add in Irmas Spanish
translation).
for further information on sexual harassment
policies of the Office
for Civil Rights
2. Gay and Lesbian issues
a. Safety First! a survival guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
1. Department of Education links to governing statutes, regulations
and other Interpretive policy memos. http://www.ed.gov
2. Major Changes to ESEA in the No Child Left Behind Act
by Learning First Alliance. http://www.nea.org/esea/images/ESEAsummary.pdf
(Link Wont Work).
3. OELA Summit on ELL Students U.S. Department of Education
conference proceedings on the effects of NCLB on LEP students.
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/oela/summit/index.html
4. Public Education Network, An Action Guide for Community
and Parent Leaders, http://www.publiceducation.org
, using NCLB to improve student achievement.
5. No Child Left, a web site by James Mckenzie, Ed.D. who
writes an ongoing critique of the law. http://nochildleft.org.
Students With Disabilities
General: See state handbook outlining legal rights of persons
with disabilities:
http;//ag.ca.gov/consumers/pdf/disabled.pdf
1. See Anderle, Helping Schools Make the Grade,
2. See Free Appropriate Public Education for Students
with
Disabilities, U.S. Dept. of Ed. provides information
on FAPE for elementary and secondary students.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/publications/html (LinkWont
Work- page not found)
3.A.D.H.D.
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder (CHADD) assist parents with education issues, http://www.chadd.org/
2. Transition, High School to College
Making Accommodations: The Legal World of Students with Disabilities”,
Discusses accommodations for college students with disabilities.
http://www.adagreatlakes.org/adanews/accommodations.htm (Link
Wont Work)
The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is authorized under Part
C of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, as amended. Only a State educational agency (SEA) may receive
a Title I, Migrant Education Program grant from the U. S. Department
of Education. However, public agencies or private nonprofit organizations,
including institutions of higher education, may participate in
the program through subgrants or contracts with SEAs.
State law sets out the administrative framework for delivering
MEP services that focus on meeting the needs of the students that
emerge as a result of their mobility.
For a description of the federal Migrant Education Program
see:
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/MEP/ (Link Wont Work)
-The California migrant education program including a guide
to local programs can be found at http://www.cde.ca.gov/iasa/migrant.html
.
Homeless Student Education
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, Title VII,
Subtitle B, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11431-11435; Title 34 CFR Part
74, ensures educational rights and protections for children and
youth experiencing homelessness. According to a child or youth's
best interest, Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) must either continue
the child/youth's education in the school of origin, or enroll
the child/youth in school in any public school that homeless students
who live in the attendance area where the child/youth is actually
living are eligible to attend. States must submit a plan demonstrating
how its policies comply with the law. All LEAs must designate
an appropriate staff person as a local educational agency liaison
to insure that the Act is complied with.
Any State desiring to receive funding under NCLB Title I Part
A must submit a plan to the Department of Education that is coordinated
with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. LEAs also must
reserve such funds as are necessary to provide services comparable
to those provided to children in Title I, Part A funded schools
to serve homeless children who do not attend participating schools,
including support services to children in shelters and other locations
where children may live.
1. U.S. Department of Education Guidance,
Discussion of federal McKinney Act funding for homeless
students. ttp://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SASA/hmlsprogresp.html
.
2. National Center on Homelessness & Poverty
Several client education pieces and issue briefs for advocates
downloadable
including "Education of Children and Youth in Homeless
Situations, 2003
uide to Their Rights;" McKinney-Vento 2001-- Law into Practice
Series --
escribing the Act in detail. Education of Children and
Youth in Homeless
ituations, a fact sheet on homeless children’s rights
to public education.
See Virtual Power, Technology Education and Community.
School Reform See “Overview and Inventory of State
Education Reforms: 1990-2000, http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid+2003020
(Link Wont Work)
1. California Child Care Policy
See materials involving school discipline in California,
Spanish and
2. Zero Tolerance.
Cal Dept of Education summarizes the law concerning zero
tolerance. www.ced.ca.gov/spbranch/safety/policies/zerotolerance.asp
(Link Wont Work).
National Immigration Law Center provides information
on immigration law.
National Immigration Law Center provides information
on benefits for
3. Immigrants Right to an Education
Help Ensure that Immigrant Students Have Access to
Educational
Opportunities, http://www.nclr.org/policy/schoolalert/alert.html
(Link Wont
Work- page not found) (English and Spanish). A short
reminder that immigrant
students have a right to attend public K-12 Schools.
Discussion of AB-540 which allows certain immigrant High
School graduates to attend California colleges and pay
in state tuition, http://www.maldef.org/
U.S.Department of Education, OCR (May 2000), Applying Federal
Civil Rights Laws to Public Charter Schools, Questions and
Answers, www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/docs/charter.pdf ,the
civil rights principles that apply to charter schools are
the same principles that apply to all public schools.
Legal Rights and Options for Runaway Teens, http://www.lsc-sf.org/resources/runaway
2001.pdf (Link Wont Work).
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