Executive action
 
 

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Office of Civil Rights (OCR) memoranda
Identification of Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of National Origin (May 25, 1970). [summary]  -  [full text
This was the first formal application of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  It lists four areas with which schools should comply. 
The Lau Remedies  (August 11, 1975)  [summary]  -  [full text

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Policy Regarding the Treatment of National Origin Minority Students Who Are Limited English Proficient (April 6, 1990, transmitting and reissuing December 3, 1985 Title VI Language Minority Compliance Procedures). [summary]  -  [full text
Outlines the obligations of schools to language minority students.  This was a broadening of the requirements laid out in the Lau Remedies that left specifics up to districts.
Policy Update on Schools' Obligations Toward National Origin Minority Students With Limited English Proficiency (September 27, 1991).  [summary]  -  [full text
Outlines a test to determine whether or not a program is serving LEP students.  The criteria were determined in the case Castañeda v. Pickard and are based on the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974. 
No Child Left Behind (2000)     [summary]  -  [full text

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