Second Civil Rights Investigation by Feds
The Times updates the civil rights investigation by the DOE in SPS by noting there is now a second investigation into ELL students and school closures.
From 2009 through the end of last year, the civil-rights office has launched about 100 civil-rights investigations involving at least one school district in nearly every state.
Those investigations, known as compliance reviews, are just part of the office’s caseload, most of which stems from complaints filed by parents or community members.
The department’s proactive efforts have won praise from those who say there was a drought of education civil-rights cases under the previous administration.
About ELL students:
In Seattle, the review of services for students learning English appears to have started in 2009.
A spokeswoman said that information she received from the education department also indicated that federal officials are looking at whether the district discriminated against some students when it closed several schools a number of years ago. The department seemed to have concerns about minority students and those learning English.
From 2009 through the end of last year, the civil-rights office has launched about 100 civil-rights investigations involving at least one school district in nearly every state.
Those investigations, known as compliance reviews, are just part of the office’s caseload, most of which stems from complaints filed by parents or community members.
The department’s proactive efforts have won praise from those who say there was a drought of education civil-rights cases under the previous administration.
About ELL students:
In Seattle, the review of services for students learning English appears to have started in 2009.
A spokeswoman said that information she received from the education department also indicated that federal officials are looking at whether the district discriminated against some students when it closed several schools a number of years ago. The department seemed to have concerns about minority students and those learning English.
Comments
Also, why is the investigation on ELL students that started in 2009 still ongoing? If there is a problem and they take 3-4 years to identify it and then set up a correction plan that takes several years to implement, a whole generation of students will have gone through the system while this was in progress.
Great! I'm glad that somebody is actually starting to look at outcomes instead of the usual "equal outcomes are not guaranteed" crap. (Which usually really means, "My got got his, too bad for yours."
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