Ensuring Equity for ELL Students

January 16, 2018/0 Comments/in African Immigrant Origin, Asian Immigrant Origin, Blog, College, Elementary, European Immigrant Origin, High School, Identity, Immigrant-Origin Students, Language Arts, Latinx Immigrant Origin, Learning Setting, Mentoring, Middle Eastern Origin, Middle School, Population, Promoting Social Emotional Learning & Thriving Among Immigrant Children & Youth, Resource Type, Social Inclusion/Exclusion, Subject, Themes, Topics/by Adam Strom

Recent data suggests that English Learners are the fastest growing subset of students in U.S. schools. Unfortunately, many educators do not have experience working with newcomer populations. What can we done to ensure that they receive equity in schools? What are their rights? What are the obligations of the school district to ELL’s? This Four-page document from the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Division provides an important overview.

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