Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, which includes ensuring that ELL students are not discriminated against in educational settings.
Title III of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides federal funding to schools to support programs that help ELL students achieve English proficiency and meet state academic standards.
The Bilingual Education Act of 1968 was designed to support bilingual education programs in schools to help students with limited English proficiency succeed academically.
The Lau Remedies require schools to take proactive steps to address the language barriers faced by ELL students, ensuring they have equal access to educational opportunities.
The Lau v. Nichols case (1974) ruled that providing the same educational resources to English Language Learners as native English speakers is not sufficient and that ELL students have the right to receive additional support to overcome language barriers.
