Equal Educational Opportunities Act

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Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:No_Child_Left_Behind_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo public schools in the United States
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:20_U.S.C._§_1701_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1974
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Education
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Equal Educational Opportunities Act
gptkbp:prohibits segregation on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin
denial of equal educational opportunity
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Pub.L._93–380
gptkbp:purpose require school districts to take action to overcome barriers to students' equal participation
prohibit discrimination against students and teachers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Lau_v._Nichols
gptkbp:requires removal of language barriers for English learners
gptkbp:section Section 1703(f) requires action to overcome language barriers
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:President_Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Civil_Rights_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5