For years, New Orleans area parents and civil rights groups have fought for access to educational materials — report cards, signage and take-home documents — in languages other than English. It’s a right guaranteed by the federal government, but making sure it’s being applied in practice has been an uphill battle.
Our Voice Nuestra Voz (OVNV), a local group that organizes Hispanic and black families, recently had parent volunteers survey school administrators, English language coordinators and teachers from 70 Orleans Parish charter schools about their language services — for both teaching students English and communicating with parents with limited English proficiency.
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