Feds: Arizona is violating the rights of its ELL students

[thebigbadbutch]

Two federal investigations have concluded that Arizona is violating the 1964 Civil Rights Act by shortchanging thousands of students whose first language is not English.

Unless remedied, the violations could lead to a loss of federal funding for education in Arizona.

One of the complaints alleges that the Arizona Department of Education has

Comments

[lexiloumarie]

He said the state is trying "to see what, if anything, needs to be done to satisfy what they need without compromising our principles."

What principles do you have as a state that doesn't include the best education possible? Idek.

[homasse]

What principles do you have as a state that doesn't include the best education possible?

"Get the funny-talking brown people to leave," that's what.