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Williams Settlement Highlights - Decent Schools
1 of 7 Williams Settlement Highlights April 2005 I. SUMMARY The Williams Settlement requires that all students have instructional materials and that their Schools be clean and safe. It also takes steps toward assuring they have qualified teachers. The Settlement holds Schools accountable for delivering these fundamental elements, and provides nearly $1 billion to accomplish these goals. The Settlement also expands the number of Schools benefiting from the High Priority Schools Grant Program and phases out the use of the Concept 6 multi-track, year-round calendar by 2012. II. BACKGROUND AND BREAKDOWN OF THE Settlement On May 17, 2000 --- the 46th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education --- the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Public Advocates, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and other civil rights organizations, along with Morrison & Foerster LLP, filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of public schoolchildren against the State of California, claiming the State and its agencies have denied thousands of California children their fundamental right to an education under the California Constitution by failing to give them the basic tools necessary for that education.
1 of 7 Williams Settlement Highlights April 2005 I. SUMMARY The Williams settlement requires that all students have instructional materials and that their schools be clean and safe. It also takes steps toward assuring they have qualified teachers. The settlement holds schools accountable for …
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