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Sadaf Qayyum; Samuel Akanimoh; Thato Letsomo; Ramya Madhavan – Childhood Education, 2025
Language and learning norms constitute the biggest constraint for refugee learners attempting to access education in Uganda because they struggle to demonstrate competencies in English despite acquiring them in their local language (Arabic, French, or Swahili). Learners are assigned to lower levels, contributing to misalignment between their…
Descriptors: Refugees, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, School Readiness
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Peixin Sun; Phiphat Sornyai – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2025
This study investigates the effectiveness of integrating Mongolian folk songs into contemporary literacy practices, focusing on enhancing student engagement and literacy development. By employing ethnographic methods, the research explores the effectiveness of using traditional music to foster cultural awareness and improve literacy skills among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Folk Culture, Music, Singing
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Julia Schiefer; Jana Caspari; Joana A. Moscoso; Ana I. Catarino; Pedro Miranda Afonso; Jessika Golle; Patrick Rebuschat – Science Education, 2024
Migrant students tend to underperform in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and are less likely to pursue higher education in STEM when compared with their nonmigrant peers. Given the substantial increase in migration, this disparity has been a central concern in science education in many European countries. The…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Students, Immigrants, At Risk Students
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Lasky-Fink, Jessica; Robinson, Carly D.; Chang, Hedy Nai-Lin; Rogers, Todd – Educational Researcher, 2021
Many states mandate districts or schools notify parents when students have missed multiple unexcused days of school. We report a randomized experiment (N = 131,312) evaluating the impact of sending parents truancy notifications modified to target behavioral barriers that can hinder effective parental engagement. Modified truancy notifications that…
Descriptors: Truancy, Attendance Patterns, Student Behavior, Parent School Relationship
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Zaber, Melanie A.; Steiner, Elizabeth D.; Gebremariam, Hana; Spears, Asya; Tariq, Zohan Hasan; Carman, Katherine Grace – RAND Corporation, 2023
Postsecondary education is a key pathway to economic mobility for many Americans, but financial challenges often make it difficult for learners to pursue and complete their education. Obtaining financing for postsecondary education can be a barrier to access for some students. The process is complicated, and many programs are ineligible for…
Descriptors: Income Contingent Loans, Postsecondary Education, Student Loan Programs, Loan Repayment
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Rehamo, Aga; Harrell, Stevan – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
Bilingual education in China's ethnic minority regions can serve as a test case of the ability of governments to maintain linguistic pluralism in the face of rapid social change and the spread of standard national languages. In pursuit of its policy of multilingualism, since the late 1970s China has conducted ambitious programs of bilingual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Education, Multilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hamman-Ortiz, Laura; Lichon, Katy; Roach, Clare; Harty, Patricia Salazar – Journal of Catholic Education, 2022
The purpose of this article is two-fold. First, we seek to make a case for the promise of dual language programs to enhance Catholic schooling and enrich educational opportunities for Latinx students. Second, we offer insights into the current landscape of Catholic schools with dual language programs, drawing upon data from a national survey…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Catholic Schools, Hispanic American Students, English (Second Language)
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Keefer, Natalie; Haj-Broussard, Michelle – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2021
The purpose of this small-group case study was to determine to what extent an asset-based social justice curriculum could cultivate critical consciousness as evidenced by teachers' written discourse about students of color and students living in poverty. Participants were selected based on enrollment in an online graduate course in diversity in…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Graduate Study, College Faculty, Social Justice
Noorani, Sogol; Baïdak, Nathalie; Krémó, Anita; Riiheläinen, Jari – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2019
This Eurydice report investigates what top-level education authorities across Europe do to promote the integration of students from a migrant background in schools (in the reference year 2017/18). It presents a comparative mapping of a wide range of national policies and measures aimed at placing newly arrived migrant students in schools and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Access to Education, Public Policy
Ruffalo, Rachel – Education Trust-West, 2018
Wide and persistent gaps in math achievement separate English learners from their English-proficient peers. The consequences of these gaps are severe and long lasting. Without a solid foundation in math, students are less likely to access and excel in college preparatory math and science classes in high school. Without high-level math classes in…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Academic Achievement
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Li, Jennifer; Steele, Jennifer; Slater, Robert; Bacon, Michael; Miller, Trey – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2016
Many educators and policy makers look to two-way dual language immersion as one of the most promising options to close achievement gaps for English learners. However, the programs' effectiveness depends on the quality of their implementation. This article reports on a large-scale study of the implementation of dual language immersion across a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Immersion Programs, Program Implementation, Language Usage
Feldman, Sarah; Malagon, Verónica Flores – Education Trust-West, 2017
What would it actually look like for district or state leaders to prioritize equity for English learners in standards implementation? Because the science and English Language Development (ELD) standards are relatively new--and the idea of coordinated implementation even more so--the authors turned to the data. The first goal was to see what data…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Science Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Li, Jennifer; Steele, Jennifer; Slater, Robert; Bacon, Michael; Miller, Trey – Grantee Submission, 2016
Many educators and policymakers look to two-way dual language immersion as one of the most promising options to close achievement gaps for English learners. However, the programs' effectiveness depends on the quality of their implementation. This article reports on a large-scale study of the implementation of dual language immersion across a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Immersion Programs, School Districts, Guidelines
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2018
The Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) discretionary grants program aims to reduce the persistent achievement gap between Native American and Alaska Native (NA/AN) youth and their peers in reading and English language arts (ELA) and college readiness in reading. NA/AN students enter school with varying levels of skill in…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Achievement Gap, American Indian Languages
Holmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2018
This study hypothesized that HISD prekindergarten participation consistently correlated with better educational outcomes for students. Taking into account students' age differences through kindergarten enrollment, propensity score matching controlled for students' background characteristics. Three cohorts of students in this study were eligible or…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Language Arts
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