Chicago Public Schools' refusal to act expeditiously and openly to correct systemic problems faced by as many as 3,000 English Language Learners (students who are not English proficient) "demands immediate attention." The assertion, which appears in a court filing today by a coalition of civil rights groups, was made in support of the Federal Government's latest effort to force the CPS to fulfill its commitment to make appropriate educational opportunities available for African American and Latino students, including ELL students in the Chicago public school system.

You can find a copy of the brief filed by the civil rights organizations by clicking http://www.aclu-il.org/news/archives/usavboard.pdf.

You can find the government's report on deficiencies in CPS's ELL programs by clicking http://www.aclu-il.org/news/archives/bilingual1.pdf and http://www.aclu-il.org/news/archives/bilingual2.pdf.