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Indiana Department of Education, 2019
More than 112,000 Indiana students speak a language other than English at home, and there are over 275 different languages represented in Indiana schools. Of these, over 50,000 students have been formally identified as English learners due to limited proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing academic English. English learners make…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Language Fluency, Student Needs
Stephens, Karen – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2006
Passed in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act requires all children to be eligible for child care services, despite their special needs. Regardless of a child's unique circumstances, he or she has the same basic needs as all other children. Each requires a secure, stimulating environment that encourages ongoing development, whatever that…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Child Care, Special Needs Students, Child Caregivers
Adams, Helen R. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2006
Today, federal laws often seem like an alphabet soup with acronyms like CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act), CTEA (Copyright Term Extension Act), ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), YMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), and NC LB (No Child Left Behind). These letters stand for federal…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Copyrights, Disabilities, School Libraries