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Justice Dept. Reaches Deal with Providence Schools to Protect Immigrant Students

The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the Providence, Rhode Island, Public School District to resolve an investigation into the district’s programs and services for new immigrant English learner students with limited or interrupted education, known in the district as “newcomers.” The Providence Public School District is the largest school district in Rhode Island, serving thousands of English learner students, including hundreds of newcomers.

“New immigrant students and families bring great promise and a wealth of strengths to school communities, but they too often face great adversity in accessing educational opportunities,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

Read more at Justice.

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