Remake of Legislation & Litigation - MTSS 2023 by Marybelle Marrero-Colon

1968 - Bilingual Education Act

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1954 - Brown vs Topeka, Kansas Board of Education

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Landmark case calling for an end to segregation in U.S. Schools.

1974 - Lau vs Nichols

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In Lau v. Nichols, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Department of Education's May 25, 1970, Memorandum, that directed school districts to take steps to help ELL students overcome language barriers and to ensure that they can participate meaningfully in the districts' educational programs.

1975 - Aspira vs the NY Board of Ed.

mmarrerocolon — 2023-01-24 18:53:22 UTC

Class action to correct the injury to many thousands of public school children who speak Spanish and little or no English and were alleged to suffer discriminatory and inadequate schooling because the instruction offered them was mainly or only in English.

2006 - IDEA & ELLs - Part B - Issue Brief

mmarrerocolon — 2023-01-24 18:53:22 UTC

The current IDEA Part B final regulations, released in 2006, continue to support appropriate service delivery to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) populations.

1985 - Jose P. vs Ambach

mmarrerocolon — 2023-01-24 18:53:22 UTC

Plaintiffs alleged that handicapped Hispanic children required bilingual-bicultural special education programs and were not being promptly evaluated and placed.

The Dear Colleague letter of 2015 is the most recent and important piece of legislation in my opinion of our decade, (century?) The underpinnings of this document are reflected throughout the Every Student Succeeds Act, and are the outline for successful EL programs in every state. Posted by Kim Peterson 5/10/22

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1982- Plyer vs Doe

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https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/457/202/

Our district has created a Teachers' Handbook that provides not only the specifics of how to accomplish the necessary identification, placement, support, and assessments but also provides the links to official/legal documents and guidelines that support or apply to what they are expected to do.

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Serna v. Portales (1974)

plowden1 — 2023-02-09 18:34:54 UTC

Serna v. Portales (1974) was the first case to raise the issue of bilingual education outside of the context of desegregation (Del Valle, 2003). The case dealt with a White-majority school in New Mexico that failed to meet the unique needs of "Spanish-surnamed students." It was argued under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of "race, color, or national origin" in any program that receives federal funding. The court found the school's program for these students to be inadequate. The judge declared, "It is incumbent on the school district to reassess and enlarge its program directed to the specialized needs of the Spanish-surnamed students" and to create bilingual programs at other schools where they are needed. This case was first decided in 1972. Later it was appealed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and decided in 1974 just six months after Lau. Like Lau, it makes clear that schools cannot ignore the unique language and educational needs of ELL students.

Perez vs. Sturgis Public Schools (2023)

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56 years ago, and still there is so much work to be done for all to have equal educational opportunities. -Ruth

ruthemcmullen — 2023-02-21 19:17:23 UTC

This is fabulous and hopefully, will one day something like this will be in all districts to help enrich the lives of all our students. I like that it includes the guidelines that support or apply to what they are expected to do. Sounds like this makes everything very clear.- Ruth

ruthemcmullen — 2023-02-21 19:18:59 UTC

Thank you for sharing this. It is inspiring to read of the work that other educators have done to ensure a just education for all our students.-Ruth

ruthemcmullen — 2023-02-21 19:22:54 UTC

It is important that all parties, especially our students and their family know their rights and resources to be able to successfully participate in their educational experiences.-Ruth

ruthemcmullen — 2023-02-21 19:25:57 UTC

Castañeda vs. Pickard (1981)

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The court case of Castañeda v. Pickard helped advance the rights of bilingual education by establishing guidelines and requirements that schools had to follow to help students overcome language barriers