Federal Law

OCR Title VI Civil Rights Act (1964)

"No person shall, on the grounds of rae, color or national origin, be denied the benfits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal Financial assistance."

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Equal Educational Opportunities Act (1974)

This act states that schools need to take appropriate measures to overcome language barriers that impede students' participation in programs.

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No Child Left Behind Act (2001)

This act makes federal funding for states dependent on student progress. According tot he act: "States that do not meet their performance objectives for LEP students could lose up to ten percent of the administrative protion of their funding for all ESEA state administered formula grant programs." 

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