U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights targets L.A. Unified for investigation

Source: latimesblogs.la Posted By: jim R...5935 days ago

The federal government has targeted the Los Angeles Unified School District for its first major investigation under a reinvigorated Office for Civil Rights, The Times has learned.

The probe will focus on services to students learning English, who make up a third of the enrollment in the nation’s second-largest school system.

Federal analysts will review how English learners are identified and when they are judged fluent enough to handle regular course work. They’ll examine whether English....

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