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From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2018/08/could_devos_scrap_the_federal_ELL_office.html

DeVos May Bypass Congress to Get Rid of the Office for English-Learners. Can She?
By Corey Mitchell
August 6, 2018

The U.S. Department of Education is forging ahead with plans to scraps the federal office of English-language acquisition—perhaps without seeking congressional approval or public comment on the proposal.

A coalition of English-language-learner advocates fears the department is headed that way, based on their correspondence with U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' top deputy.

"The threat is real," said Rebeca Shackleford, an education policy analyst with UnidosUS.

Several groups contacted by Education Week insist that Deputy Education Secretary Mick Zais has sidestepped their questions about whether the department will get the OK from Congress before enacting the proposal—which would fold the office of English-language acquisition, or OELA, into the office for elementary and secondary education. The plan would also eliminate the director's position for OELA, a job currently held by José Viana.

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