Sentences with phrase «program discriminated against students»

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That statement provoked a lawsuit by disability rights groups against DPI, which administers MPCP, based on the charge that the program discriminates in admissions against students with disabilities.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refused to say Wednesday whether she would block private schools that discriminate against LGBT students from receiving federal dollars, explaining that she believes states should have the flexibility to design voucher programs and that parents should be able to choose schools that best fit their children's needs.

«Nevada's voucher program allows private religious schools to use taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate and discriminate against students on the basis of religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and other grounds,» she added.

«We should all celebrate the fact that programs designed to help students will no longer be discriminated against by the government based solely on religious affiliation,» Ms. DeVos said.

A father of two children, Mr. Castañeda, argued that the school district of Raymondville, TX was discriminating against his children on the basis of national origin and race by not providing sufficient educational programming to help them overcome their language barriers, and thus were not allowed the same educational opportunities as other students.

In 2011, opponents of parental choice asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Milwaukee voucher program for allegedly discriminating against students with disabilities.

As more and more parents understand, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) Testing program unfairly discriminates against poor students, students who aren't fluent in the English language and students who require special education services.

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refused to say Wednesday whether she would block private schools that discriminate against LGBT students from receiving federal dollars, explaining that she believes states should have the flexibility to design voucher programs and that parents should be able to choose schools that best fit their children's needs.

While private schools that receive vouchers through the program can not discriminate against students with disabilities, they are also not required to offer special education services beyond those that can be provided with «minor adjustments» to their educational program.2 This means that schools can deny admission outright to students such as Trinity if their needs are considered too severe.

Chattanooga State Community College does not discriminate against students, employees, or applicants for admission or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or any other legally protected class with respect to all employment, programs and activities sponsored by Chattanooga State.

Registration — refusing to accredit professional programs, in the public interest: Courts in three provinces have moved forward to address the power of law societies to refuse to accredit a Christian law school, based on a public interest concern about the school requiring students to sign a covenant abstaining from sexual intimacy outside of marriage between one man and one woman — a covenant that would effectively discriminate against students of certain sexual orientations.