ERIC Number: ED384449
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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A Comprehensive Plan for the Education of America's Migrant Children through Elementary and Secondary Education Programs Scheduled for Reauthorization in 1993. For the Consideration of Congress and the President of the United States.
National Association of Migrant Educators, Sunnyside, WA.
The National Association of Migrant Educators (NAME) presents recommendations for the 1993 reauthorization of federally supported educational programs serving migrant children. These recommendations entail a comprehensive strategy for helping migrant children attain national education goals, and reflect findings of national studies as well as suggestions from grassroots practitioners throughout the nation. Recommendations for change include: (1) focusing funding and services on currently migratory children through changes in funding formulas; (2) requiring state education agencies to develop comprehensive statewide plans for migrant programs and services; (3) providing minimum funding to every state; (4) utilizing the Migrant Student Record Transfer System in a more effective manner; (5) informing migrant parents of school policies and student rights; (6) specifying major goals of the Migrant Education Program and improving evaluation; (7) assuring equitable treatment for migrant children in all school activities, programs, and policies; (8) establishing a national secondary student services center; and (9) establishing a national instructional television service for migrant students. NAME also recommends an express set-aside for migrant students in various federal programs such as Bilingual Education, the Eisenhower Math and Science Program, and the Javits Gifted and Talented Program. Also recommended are that several fundamental features of the Migrant Education Program be renewed without change. This document provides the specific legislative language to achieve each recommendation, along with supporting rationale. (SV)
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Association of Migrant Educators, Sunnyside, WA.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1
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