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Gandara, Patricia; Maxwell-Jolly, Julie; Rumberger, Russell W. – University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute, 2008
This document is an extension of "Resource Needs for California's English Learners" and is the result of deliberations from several informal meetings and two formal meetings of major stakeholders in the area of English Learner (EL) education. Its intent is to suggest a series of policy options, based on data examined in the initial…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Second Language Learning, Minority Groups, English (Second Language)
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Gandara, Patricia; Rumberger, Russell W. – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background/Context: According to U.S. Census figures, 11 million elementary and secondary students of immigrant families were enrolled in the public schools in October 2005, representing 20% of all students, and this figure is expected to grow in the coming years. Most of these students enter school as English learners (ELs), and most ELs have…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Bilingual Education, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning