Civil Rights Framework

Leading civil rights organizations provide a Civil Rights Framework for the re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. From the report: "As civil rights organizations, it is our responsibility to seek to close and ultimately eliminate the opportunity and achievement gaps experienced by communities of color. To this end, we outline six major principles that we will collectively advocate to strengthen the ESEA and ensure that the federal government provides the support necessary to protect every child's civil right to a high quality education."

Author: Multiple Authors

Year: 2010

Highlights:

Organizations that helped put together the Civil Rights Framework:

• Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
• NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
• National Council for Educating Black Children
• National Urban League
• Rainbow PUSH Coalition
• Schott Foundation for Public Education

Links:

• Civil Rights Framework (website) - http://www.otlcampaign.org/resources/civil-rights-framework-providing-all-students-opportunity-learn-through-reauthorization-el
• Civil Rights Framework (PDF) - http://www.otlcampaign.org/sites/default/files/resources/CivilRights%20framework-FINAL7-25-10.pdf

Submitted by Shawn Strader on: Monday, December 20, 2010 - 6:35 am

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democracy, education, achievement gap, succeed, communities of color