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Perez, Carmen A.; And Others – 1980
This report provides statistics on the number of New York State students enrolled in bilingual programs, the characteristics of these programs, and the achievements of students enrolled. A description of funded programs for limited English proficient (LEP) students show the numbers of students enrolled and the language groups served. A discussion…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Enrollment

Berdan, Robert – 1981
The implications for research of the Lau regulations, the political climate in which the regulations were withdrawn, and the Lau remedies are explored. Research activities have been mandated by the Bilingual Education Act of 1978 in the areas of needs assessment, the quality of educational services, and the effectiveness of Title VII programs.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Court Role
Jeffers, Elaine; Sperber, Diane – 1980
During the 1979-1980 school year Project Primary Reading Objectives for Bilingual Education (P.R.O.B.E.) was involved in improving the rate of reading growth and cognitive development of four and five year olds from the Bronx, New York. In bilingual classes that were conducted primarily in Spanish, the 153 program participants received instruction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language)
Danoff, Malcolm N. – 1978
This paper presents an overview of the impact of the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title VII Spanish/English bilingual program. Student, teacher, and project data were collected in 38 projects in their fourth or fifth year of funding, along with data from non-Title VII comparison schools. The research design of this national study is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Troike, Rudolph C. – 1978
Despite limited research due to lack of funding and inadequate program evaluations, enough evidence has accumulated to indicate that quality bilingual programs can meet the goal of providing equal educational opportunity for students from non-English speaking backgrounds. A review of existing research supports this statement. In almost all cases,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools
Danoff, Malcolm N. – 1978
The fourth and final report on this study of the impact of bilingual education provides an overview of the design of the study and a summary of the findings, which were discussed in more detail in three previously released volumes. The goals of the study were to: (1) determine both the cognitive and the affective impact of bilingual education on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education