Equal Educational Opportunities Act
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The Equal Educational Opportunities Act is a U.S. federal law that prohibits discrimination in education and requires schools to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by students.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ |
| addresses |
failure to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers
ⓘ
practices that result in denial of equal educational opportunity ⓘ |
| aimsTo | ensure equal participation by students ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
local educational agencies
ⓘ
public schools ⓘ state educational agencies ⓘ |
| benefits |
students in public schools
ⓘ
students with limited English-speaking ability ⓘ |
| category |
United States anti-discrimination law
ⓘ
United States education legislation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice
ⓘ
federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
federal courts of the United States
|
| goal |
to prevent segregation or discrimination in schools
ⓘ
to provide equal access to educational programs ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to eliminate language barriers that impede equal participation in instructional programs
ⓘ
to guarantee equal educational opportunities regardless of race, color, sex, or national origin ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalArea |
civil rights in education
ⓘ
education law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
educational discrimination
ⓘ
equal educational opportunity ⓘ language barriers in education ⓘ |
| obligates | school districts to take action to overcome language barriers ⓘ |
| prohibits |
denial of equal educational opportunity
ⓘ
discrimination in education ⓘ |
| protects |
language minority students
ⓘ
students with limited English proficiency ⓘ |
| regulates | educational practices affecting language minority students ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English language learner programs
ⓘ
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ bilingual education policies ⓘ |
| requires | appropriate action to overcome language barriers ⓘ |
| scope |
elementary education
ⓘ
public educational institutions ⓘ secondary education ⓘ |
| typeOfDiscriminationCovered |
discrimination based on color
ⓘ
discrimination based on national origin ⓘ discrimination based on race ⓘ discrimination based on sex ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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