Education
The Obama Administration, as it moves forward in its effort to reauthorize the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (formerly known as the No Child Left Behind Act), has developed a
Blueprint for Education Reform. The Blueprint outlines the administrations priorities in this legislation, LULAC and many other education reform advocacy organizations have submitted their priorities and recommendations to the House Education and Labor subcommittee in response to the blueprint. LULAC applauds the administration’s desire to keep in place a strong focus on holding schools accountable for student’s academic success while expanding to include district’s and states in an accountability system; LULAC is concerned that the blueprint does not address critical issues such as quality of charter school programming for English Language Learner students and the importance of parent and family engagement. LULAC’s recommendations cover the areas of academic assessments and accommodations, accountability, graduation rates, middle school interventions, family engagement, teaching of, and support for teachers, of English Language Learners and charter schools. In addition, LULAC as through the
Hispanic Education Coalition (as an HEC co-chair), the
Campaign for High School Equity (as a founding partner). For questions or comments please contact Iris Chavez at 202-833-6130 x13 or ichavez@lulac.org
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The Hispanic Education Coalition (HEC) unites 25 organizations dedicated to improving educational opportunities for the nearly 50 million Latinos living in the United States and Puerto Rico. Co-chaired by the National Council of La Raza and the League of United Latin American Citizens, the HEC focuses upon federal legislative issues relating to education including the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the Head Start Act, the Higher Education Act, adequate federal funding for education, and the educational concerns of English Language Learners. In each of these areas, the HEC strives to ensure that dialogue at the federal level regarding education issues reflects the education priorities of the Latino community.
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LULAC Releases the Education Advocacy Toolkit. A guide that will equip you with the tools necessary to advocate for education reform at the local, state or federal level.
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The Campaign for High School Equity (CHSE), a diverse coalition of national organizations
representing communities of color,is pleased to submit comments onthe recently released notice
of proposed priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the Race to the Top
Fund under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act(ARRA).
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A brief newsletter dedicated to bringing you news and information specific to LULAC’s work on educational advocacy!
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