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Houston Independent School District, 2021
The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is authorized under Title I, Part C of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. Title I, Part C states that the purpose of the MEP is to assist states in their efforts to meet the special needs of migrant students by providing migratory children with the opportunity to meet the same challenging State content…
Descriptors: Migrant Education, School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation
Houston Independent School District, 2022
The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is authorized under Title I, Part C of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. Title I, Part C states that the purpose of the MEP is to assist states in their efforts to meet the special needs of migrant students by providing migratory children with the opportunity to meet the same challenging State content…
Descriptors: Migrant Education, Migrant Workers, Access to Education, Program Effectiveness
Skinner, Rebecca R. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
This report provides an overview of major provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). It also includes a table showing annual appropriations for ESEA programs for FY2017 through FY2022, as well as a table showing the transition in authorized programs and related appropriations from FY2016, when No Child Left Behind Act of 2001…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Finance
Anderson, Leslie M.; Meredith, Julie; Schmidt, Rebecca Anne; Pratt-Williams, Jaunelle; Jonas, Deborah L.; Vandersall, Kirk – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2019
The children of migratory agricultural workers and fishers are extremely disadvantaged and more likely than their nonmigratory peers to live in poverty and experience disconnected educational experiences that can hinder their educational progress and success. Congress established the Migrant Education Program (MEP) in 1966 through an amendment to…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Migrant Education
Anderson, Leslie M.; Meredith, Julie; Schmidt, Rebecca; Pratt-Williams, Jaunelle; Jonas, Deborah; Vandersall, Kirk – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2019
This document includes seven technical appendices that accompany the full report, "Study of the Implementation of the ESEA Title I -- Part C Migrant Education Program." The appendices include the following: (1) Appendix A: Statutory Provisions for the Migrant Education Program; (2) Appendix B: A Brief History of the Migrant Student…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Migrant Education
Houston Independent School District, 2020
The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is authorized under Title I of the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). To comply with Title I, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) MEP works to assist migrant students to overcome the challenges of mobility, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, and other difficulties associated with a…
Descriptors: School Districts, Migrant Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
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Rivera-Singletary, Georgina; Cranston-Gingras, Ann – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2020
Children of migrant farmworkers change schools frequently and must navigate through a maze of confusing and often inconsistent academic policies. Migrant students are often identified as English learners and some have disabilities, which results in additional academic and federal policies that families must contend with as they seek to support…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Migrant Workers, Migrant Children, Parent Attitudes
Houston Independent School District, 2019
The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is authorized under Title I, Part C of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015. Title I, Part C states that the purpose of the MEP is to assist states in their efforts to meet the special needs of migrant students by providing migratory children with the opportunity to meet the same challenging State content…
Descriptors: Migrant Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Minnesota Department of Education, 2018
The ability to communicate in multiple languages and navigate distinct cultural settings are significant assets that need to be understood and supported in schools. Minnesota values schools that strive to recognize and build on the linguistic and cultural resources of students and families. Recognizing and building on the strengths and resources…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation
Skinner, Rebecca R. – Congressional Research Service, 2019
The primary source of federal aid to elementary and secondary education is the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)--particularly its Title I-A program, which authorizes federal aid for the education of disadvantaged students. This report provides a brief overview of major provisions of the ESEA. It is organized by title and part of the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid