An Idea for Improving English Language Learners' Access to Education

52 Pages Posted: 11 May 2014

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Erin Archerd

University of Detroit Mercy - School of Law

Date Written: May 9, 2014

Abstract

English Language Learners (ELLs) and language-minority families have few promising options for receiving tailored educational services under federal law. Civil Rights era statutes like the Equal Education Opportunities Act (EEOA) designed to protect and promote ELLs’ right to an education have led to few actual changes in children’s education, and fewer still within reasonable time frames. For the subset of ELLs with disabilities, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) holds out the promise of more direct and immediate improvements in their education.

Keywords: education, IDEA, NCLB, EEOA, Special Education, English Learner, LEP

JEL Classification: I21, I24, I28, H52, H75

Suggested Citation

Archerd, Erin, An Idea for Improving English Language Learners' Access to Education (May 9, 2014). Fordham Urban Law Journal, Vol. XLI, 2013, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 250, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2435082 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2435082

Erin Archerd (Contact Author)

University of Detroit Mercy - School of Law ( email )

651 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
United States

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