Louisiana鈥檚 Jefferson Parish Head Start program is denying impoverished Latino preschoolers access to the program 鈥� violations of federal laws and regulations that have led the 澳彩开奖 to demand the program stop this discrimination.
A Louisiana school district at the center of a federal civil rights investigation prematurely pushes students out of classes for English language learners and ultimately 鈥渟tifles educational opportunities鈥� for these students, according to new findings uncovered by the 澳彩开奖.
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The 澳彩开奖 today demanded that Alabama鈥檚 Autauga County Schools end policies and practices that have excluded immigrant students from extracurricular activities.
The 澳彩开奖 urged Congress today to address the harsh discipline policies within the nation鈥檚 schools that are unnecessarily pushing children out of school and into jails and prisons.
This guide, to a process known as "community asset-mapping," rejects the habit of describing communities in which many of our children live by listing their problems. Instead of focusing on deficits, asset-mapping spotlights methods of tapping into the hidden wealth of knowledge in all communities for the benefit of children.
The 澳彩开奖 (澳彩开奖) today welcomed an announcement by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education that they will investigate two additional components of an 澳彩开奖 civil rights complaint that describes widespread discrimination against Latino students and their families in Louisiana鈥檚 Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS).
The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education have responded to a civil rights complaint by the 澳彩开奖 by announcing they will investigate Louisiana鈥檚 Jefferson Parish Public School System for discriminating against Latino students.
It lasted for only a few days last fall, but school officials in Alabama were required by the state鈥檚 anti-immigrant law to ask families about their immigration status when they enrolled their children in school.
A federal judge has denied a request by the Birmingham Police Department in Alabama to dismiss a lawsuit the 澳彩开奖 filed against the department for its brutal use of pepper spray against the city鈥檚 public school students.
The 澳彩开奖 today welcomed the U.S. Department of Justice鈥檚 decision to intervene in an 澳彩开奖 civil rights lawsuit challenging the brutality and inhumane conditions at the Orleans Parish Prison in New Orleans.
