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Lorna Marie Porter – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Students classified as English learners (EL) are a protected class of students with core legal rights. There are clear opportunities to strengthen education policies and practices to improve opportunities and outcomes for EL-classified students. This dissertation is comprised of three studies examining key issues in EL education with the goal of…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Outcomes of Education, English Language Learners, Educational Policy
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Ispa-Landa, Simone; Conwell, Jordan – Sociology of Education, 2015
Studies of when youth classify academic achievement in racial terms have focused on the racial classification of behaviors and individuals. However, institutions--including schools--may also be racially classified. Drawing on a comparative interview study, we examine the school contexts that prompt urban black students to classify schools in…
Descriptors: African American Students, Racial Composition, Whites, Interviews