In a late-session revision to a school funding bill, Kentucky House lawmakers want to limit state dollars for English language learning services to four years per child.
The current school funding formula, known as SEEK, allots extra funding to districts for services needed by students with disabilities, low-income students and students who are working to master the English language, also known as multilingual learners.
Under federal law, public schools cannot discriminate against students based on national origin. Courts have decided that means school districts must provide English-language services to multilingual learners so that students can access education regardless of their national origin or the national origin of their families…