Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas says she doesn’t support with the U.S. Department of Education’s new recommendations to improve the academic achievement of undocumented youth.
Earlier this week, the department released a guide for secondary schools, community colleges and universities on how to better support undocumented students. With approximately 65,000 undocumented youth graduating high school every year, according to the department, the tool is much-needed because undocumented students are one of the most vulnerable groups in U.S. schools.
Some of the suggestions the federal education department has for secondary schools and higher ed institutions are: To create an open and welcoming environment; build staff capacity and knowledge about undocumented youth; share information and resources with youth and families; engage families and community organizations; provide additional academic supports for undocumented youth if needed.
Here’s the statement from Douglas’ office:
The Arizona Department of Education is not involved with, and does not support, activities outlined in a recent publication from the U.S. Department of Education regarding undocumented youth.
The Resource Guide Supporting Undocumented Youth was not published by Arizona Department of Education.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas’s recent AZ Kids Can’t Afford to Wait! Plan addresses the special needs of the undocumented youth who flooded the Arizona education system due to actions by the federal government.
This article appears in Oct 22-28, 2015.
I agree. It’s much like saying drive whatever speed you want because there are no laws.
Douglas’ plan has nothing directed toward undocumented students. Part of her plan addresses children of migrant workers, as defined by federal regulation. Undocumented students is a much larger group. She shoots down the federal plan and offers nothing on her own, but claims she does. Nice smoke and mirrors, Diane.
ow that we know very few are really refugees and only came here because it was WIDELY advertised that if you get in they will Never send you back, we need to do something to stop the flow instead of hanging out the “SUCKER” sign:
Of the 230 first Central American migrants interviewed, 219 cited the primary reason for migrating to the United States was the perception of U.S. immigration laws granting free passes or PERMISOS to UAC (unaccompanied children) and adult females traveling with minors,” the report said.
Report was issued by the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) Before the ACLU got a hold of them!
Douglas is utterly irrelevant.
I read about the type of articles that María Inés Taracena writes in Mass Media, decades ago, I believe it was called “Media Bias”?