This qualitative study is focused on the political and social connections among disability, race, language, and migration that affect how emergent bilingual students are labeled as disabled and marginalized in schools despite--or, perhaps, through--educational and migration policies. Specifically, this study is concerned with the connections…

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) understands that, during this COVID-19 national emergency, State educational agencies (SEAs) and local operating agencies (LOAs) may be experiencing challenges in conducting Title I, Part C - Migrant Education Program (MEP) activities in the same manner they are typically conducted. The goal of this…

Districts and schools across the country are looking for ways to adequately meet the needs of newcomers, many of whom are not proficient in English when they arrive in the United States. In fact, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Schools and Staffing Survey reports that nearly 4 million, or 8 percent, of the nation's K-12…

The first of a two-part series on Migrant Education in New Jersey focuses on a mobile lab designed to orient migrant students to a new range of potential employment opportunities. Purchased with a federal grant, the $120,000 trailer contains $70,000 worth of sophisticated electronic and mechanical teaching devices. (KC)

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…

This is a comprehensive listing of federal and state bilingual programs in New York State by funded project, program or district, number of pupils in program, grade level, language or type of program, grant amount awarded, and project director or contact person. The following types of programs are represented: (1) basic programs funded by the…

This state-by-state directory of migrant education summer programs is intended to help educators coordinate services and instruction for migrant families and their children. All states (except Hawaii), Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia are listed. Each state entry includes the complete mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail…

This directory contains instructions for using the advanced notification form designed to help identify migrant interstate children as they move between states. The form contains spaces for entering information about the children in the migrant family including each child's date of birth, last school name, grade level, and Migrant Education Record…

The Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training (ESCORT) was established in May, 1988 as one of three Program Development Centers funded to (1) provide technical assistance and training upon request to state (SEA) and local (LEA) education agencies, parent advisory committees, and other migrant projects and agencies of 21 states, Puerto Rico,…

In addition to overcoming the obstacles of poverty, poor nutrition and a lack of health care, migrant children and youths in the United States face difficulties transferring records between schools, overcoming language and cultural barriers and succeeding in school despite social isolation. To respond to the needs of migrant children and youths,…

This document provides guidelines for identifying, recruiting, and determining eligibility of students for migrant education programs. Through a question and answer format (using actual questions asked by migrant program personnel), the document addresses issues pertaining to guardianship, qualifying employment, industrial surveys, certificates of…

This report provides information about educational programs for children of migratory agricultural workers in Utah. Migrant Education provides education and support services to children from preschool through high school and postsecondary education (ages 3-21), of migrant parents. The report summarizes eligibility requirements, recruitment…

Despite over 30 years of work by the Migrant Education Program (MEP), rural migrant students may still be the most disadvantaged student population in the nation. Migrant youth problems include constant adjustment to a new environment, cultural differences, and lack of language skills. In defining these problems, this report looks at a typical…

This paper attempts to provide evaluators, administrators, and policy makers with the advantages of and methodology of merging formative and summative data to enhance summative evaluations. It draws on RMC Research Corporation's 1980-81 California Statewide Evaluation of Migrant Education. The concern that evaluations typically fail to obtain the…

This general study reports on Travellers (often called gypsies) with a specific focus on children who attended one school in Norfolk (United Kingdom) during January-July 1991. Divided into six chapters, chapter 1, "An Historical, Legislative, and Educational Perspective on Travellers," offers an overview with distinctions made between…