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Importance Civil Rights Act of 1964 Lau vs Nichols
Equal Educational
Opportunities Act of 1974
Casteñeda vs. Pickard Implications
Recommendation
The PolicyCivil Rights Act of 1964 § 2000d
“No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
receiving Federal financial assistance.”
DHEW Memorandum
Rectify Deficiencies
Class Assignments
Tract Permanence
Parental Communicatio
n
Self Enforcemen
t
Lau vs. NicholsEnglish Language Learning Chinese
Students vs.San Francisco Unified School District
Civil Suit
1,000 of 2,856
Lower Courts In Favor of the Defendant
Lau vs. Nichols Ruling
Not an equal education
Federal funding
necessitates rectification of language deficiencies
Overruling of Court of Appeals
The PolicyEqual Educational Opportunities Act of
1974 § 1703
Subpoint (a)
• The deliberate segregation by an educational agency of students on the basis of race, color, or national origin among or within schools.
Subpoint (f)
• The failure by an educational agency to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in its instructional programs.
No State shall deny equal educational opportunity to an individual on account of his or her race, color, sex, or national
origin, by…
Castañeda v. PickardMexican-American students and parents
vs.Texas Independent School District
Civ
il S
uit Unlawful Ability Grouping
System
Inadequate Implementation of Bilingual Education
Castañeda v. Pickard RulingAppropriateness of
the Bilingual Education
Bilingual Education vs. Appropriate
Action
Teacher Preparation
Language of Achievement Tests
Appropriateness of Ability Grouping
Segregation Costs vs. Educational
Benefits
Cognitive vs. Language Ability
Grouping
K-12 Implications
No language expectations prior to enrollment
Must allow “students to accomplish the objectives of the program”
Grouping by cognitive ability or language is constitutional if groups are labeled appropriately
Education approach must have sound theoretical backing
In jeopardy of losing federal funds
Higher Ed Implications
Can’t assume students have mastered English
Possible financial ramifications
Accommodations for non-English speaking students• Admission applications• Exams
Higher Education Recommendations
Student Handbook
Verbage for approach of
teaching English Language Learners
Publishing in multiple
languages
Intensive English learning program
Prior to enrolling in
required coursework