Sentences with phrase «impede equal participation»
The Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 states, «No state shall deny equal educational opportunity on account of his / her race, color, sex or national origin by... the failure of an educational agency to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in its instructional program» (20 U.S.C., Section 1703 (f)-RRB-.
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The federal Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 requires each state to «take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation by its students in instructional programs.»
The central issue is whether Arizona has satisfied the Equal Educational Opportunity Act (EEOA) of 1974, which provides that no state shall fail «to take appropriate action to overcome language barriers that impede equal participation... in its instructional programs» (see «Language Barriers,» legal beat, Winter 2009).