The Migrant Education Program

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This paper examines how migrant education has long been an important topic in U.S. public schools. It looks at how the beginnings of migrant education programs began with advocates in the early 1960s which evolved into the Migrant Education Program in 1966. It also discusses how the program has gone through several changes over the years which are highlighted by the Improving America's School Act of 1994 and No Child Left Behind in 2001.

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"The advancement of the MEP came in 1968. The U.S. Office of Education called delegates from all states together to create strategies to implement the MEP. The key to the meeting was for states to gather for the right reasons. The focus was to be the educational well being of migrant children. Some states sent delegates to the meeting interested in primarily finding ways to obtain more federal funding. Fortunately, the majority of states were interested in the education of the students. This meeting would become the first annual meeting of MEP national conference. A solid group of delegates were able to use the conference as a way to create a multitude of services for migrant students. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Arana-Ward, Marie. (1997). For Children of the Fields, Education Is Elusive: Battling the Odds, Program Seeks to Provide Classes, Continuity for Young Migrants. Washington Post, 120(242), A1-A9.
• BOCES Geneseo Migrant Center. (2006). Geneseo Migrant Center: Overview of Services [Brochure]. Mt. Morris, NY: BOCES Geneseo Migrant Center.
• Branz-Spall, Angela Maria; Rosenthal. (2003). Children of the Road: Migrant Students, Our Nation's Most Mobile Population. Journal of Negro Education, 72(1), 55-62.
• Branz-Spall, Angela; Wright. (2004). A History of Advocacy for Migrant Children and Their Families: More than 30 Years in the Fields. Washington, DC: Historical Materials. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED481635)
• Cahape, P. (1993). The Migrant Student Transfer Records System (MSTRS): An Update. Charleston, WV: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ERIC Digest)

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