NATIONAL ORIGIN EQUITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
To improve educational opportunities for language minority students, the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium provides technical assistance and training in the following areas:
- Legal responsibilities of educational agencies serving language minority students
- Effective instructional practices for language minority students
- Cross-cultural awareness and communication
- Involvement of parents of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- Preparation and development of teachers for language minority students
If you have any questions about our national origin/language minority programs, please contact:
Charo Basterra
Director of National Origin Programs
The Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
5272 River Road, Suite 340
Bethesda, Maryland 20816
phone: (301) 657-7741, ext. 124
fax: (301) 657-8782
