Traducido por Christy Moreno, Revolución Educativa Los estudiantes que no tienen un lugar estable donde vivir se enfrentan a un dilema: Completar el high school es fundamental para escapar de la inseguridad de la vivienda, pero la inestabilidad de no tener vivienda puede interrumpir su educación. La ley federal tiene como objetivo proteger los derechos […]
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¿No habla inglés? La escuela de su hijo debe comunicarse con usted en un idioma que usted comprenda
Traducido por Christy Moreno, Revolución Educativa Boletas de calificaciones, conferencias de padres y maestros, guías y manuales, formularios de autorización. Si los padres y cuidadores no hablan el mismo idioma que los profesores y el personal de la escuela, las comunicaciones escolares rutinarias se vuelven más complejas. Pero el idioma no debe convertirse en un obstáculo […]
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Conozca sus derechos: Los estudiantes indocumentados pueden asistir a las escuelas públicas K-12
Traducido por Christy Moreno, Revolución Educativa En los Estados Unidos, el derecho a la educación pública K-12 no depende del estatus migratorio. Los estudiantes indocumentados pueden inscribirse en sus escuelas públicas locales después de que una decisión del Tribunal Supremo en 1982 anulara una ley de Texas. Eso quiere decir que las escuelas no deben poner […]
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Know your rights: Undocumented students can attend K-12 public schools
Undocumented students can enroll in their local public schools after a 1982 Supreme Court decision overturned a Texas law. That means schools shouldn’t put up barriers to undocumented or other immigrant students enrolling.
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Know your rights: Your child’s school must communicate in a language you understand
Here are key things to know about what parents or guardians whose primary language is not English are entitled to regarding their child’s education.
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Unhoused students have rights. Here’s what you deserve from your school district.
Federal law aims to protect students’ right to a free public education even if they lack adequate or consistent housing. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ensures that those students are able to enroll in school, aren’t forced to frequently change schools, and receive necessary resources for learning.
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Children not enrolled in school yet? Here’s where to get help
Some districts — like Raytown and Center — list deadlines to ensure students will have a spot on a school bus during the first weeks of school or that they’ll be ready to attend on day one.
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Student loan freeze set to end, threatening financial burden for borrowers
As a first-generation college student, Becky Divine’s family encouraged her to pursue higher education. To do so, she had to take out student loans before graduating from Metro Business College in 2012. As a massage therapist, Divine’s work was ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. That, combined with the death of her partner in 2019 that […]
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‘The devil is going to be in the details’ of public school Bible courses in Missouri
Experts on religious freedom in education say the U.S. Supreme Court has been clear that public schools can only teach about religion in an objective, academic context. And at least a half dozen Missouri public schools already offer elective courses on the Bible as literature.
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Kansas school boards can now pay themselves. Will they?
It isn’t clear which school boards, if any, are considering paying members. In the Kansas City area, the Blue Valley school board is working on a policy amendment to clarify that it will remain unpaid.