- Announcements
- Course Details
- Introductions Class
- Topic One: ELLs & the ESOL Field
- Topic Two: Court Cases
- Topic Three: Program Models
- Topic Four: Enrollment to Exit Cycle
- Programs for ELLs
- Topic Five: Federal Legislation
- Topic Six: Assessment/ Evaluation
- Topic Seven: Anti-Bilingual Movements
- Topic Eight: Research
- Final Assessment
- Questions for Karie
- Course Feedback
Topic Two
Court cases and legal requirements for English Language Learners |
Directions:
Learn about three important court cases for ELLs, and an issue that impacts undocumented students (some of which may be ELLs).
Article 2a: My article about Mendez v. Westminister [PDF below] Article 2b: Kenji Hakuta's Testimony [PDF below] Article 2c: Young, All-American, Illegal (Glick, 2010) [Click link] See the "Class Schedule" on the syllabus for details, including the short assignment in the Wright (2010) text.
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Court Case #1: Mendez v. Westminster (1946). This is a case from the California State Court and relates to the reading, Article 2a. [Click the link to see the video.]
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/osi04_vid_mendez/
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/osi04_vid_mendez/
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Court Case #2: Lau v. Nichols (1974) was a civil rights case that was brought by Chinese American students living in San Francisco, California who had limited English proficiency. The students claimed that they were not receiving special help in school due to their inability to speak English, help which they argued they were entitled to under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because of its ban on educational discrimination on the basis of national origin. [This is a case from the Supreme Court.]
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Court Case #3: See a Prezi about the Castaneda v. Pickard (1981) Court Case.
On June 23, 1981, the Fifth Circuit Court issued a decision that is the seminal post-Lau decision concerning education of language minority students.The Office of Civil Rights still uses its three-part test to evaluate the adequacy of a district's program for ELL students:http://prezi.com/9iceiajalbmo/castaneda-vs-pickard/
On June 23, 1981, the Fifth Circuit Court issued a decision that is the seminal post-Lau decision concerning education of language minority students.The Office of Civil Rights still uses its three-part test to evaluate the adequacy of a district's program for ELL students:http://prezi.com/9iceiajalbmo/castaneda-vs-pickard/
As of April 2nd, 2013, Oregon has Tuition Equity!
House Bill 2787 grants in-state tuition for undocumented students who have attended school in the country for at least five years; studied at an Oregon high school for at least three years, and graduated; and show intention to become a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. Oregon joins at least a dozen states in allowing undocumented students to pay the lower rates reserved for residents.
House Bill 2787 grants in-state tuition for undocumented students who have attended school in the country for at least five years; studied at an Oregon high school for at least three years, and graduated; and show intention to become a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. Oregon joins at least a dozen states in allowing undocumented students to pay the lower rates reserved for residents.
Tuition Equity helps undocumented students at the state level, but efforts to provide a path to citizenship (and make Tuition Equity unnecessary) are known as the Dream Act, which has not passed. "Papers" is a documentary about the issue.