In August, the US Department of Education (USDOE) rescinded a 2015 Dear Colleague letter that described how state and local education agencies could meet their obligations to serve children who are English learners.
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 remains in place and continues to apply to schools’ responsibilities for serving English learners and their families. USDOE also left in place a 2015 guidance document they jointly issued with the US Department of…