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Callahan, Rebecca; DeMatthews, David; Reyes, Pedro – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2019
In 1974, the Supreme Court drew on the 1954 Brown decision in "Lau v Nichols," placing English learner (EL) students' right to a meaningful education at the forefront of educational policy. Subsequent federal decisions and legislation (i.e., CastaƱeda; Equal Educational Opportunities Act [EEOA], No Child Left Behind [NCLB], and Every…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Desegregation Litigation, English (Second Language), English Language Learners
Orfield, Gary; Kahlenberg, Richard D.; Gordon, Edmund W.; Genesee, Fred; Slocumb, Paul D.; Payne, Ruby K. – Principal, 2000
In this special section, various authors (in separate articles) discuss the new face of school segregation; socioeconomic integration--a plan to mix poor and middle-class students; and ways to bridge the minority achievement gap, teach linguistically diverse students, and identify and nurture the gifted poor. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, De Facto Segregation, Diversity (Student)
US Department of Education, 2004
This report covers the activities of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) from October 1, 2002, to September 30, 2003. In addition to describing OCR's civil rights compliance program, the report demonstrates how OCR is able to make a real difference in the lives of students. 2004 marks a special year in America's…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Civil Rights Legislation, High Achievement