Stiffer Rules Issued on Migrant Education Program

The federal government has released regulations for the federal migrant education program that stiffen the requirements state administrators must follow to verify that all migrants are qualified to participate in the program.

Some advocates for migrants say the regulations, which for the first time require states to reinterview a sample of migrant families each year, may discourage families from participating. The regulations published this week become effective on Aug. 28.

The federal program was established in 1966 and serves children ages 3 to 21 of farm workers and other migratory agricultural workers during the regular...