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Download full textSylvan, Claire – Voices in Urban Education, 2013
The last several decades have made clear that large numbers of immigrants still see America as a land of opportunity--and this influx of students has had a strong impact on the K-12 educational system. Most of the million-pupil increase in the public school population in the decade between 2001 and 2011 is due to the increase in English language…
Descriptors: High School Students, Global Approach, High School Freshmen, Models
Sanders, George; Fong, Susan – 1977
This report presents data collected during the 1975-76 school year in Seattle, Washington as a part of the school district's activities to comply with the Lau v. Nichols Supreme Court decision by categorizing students according to language background. The first section of the report outlines the population survey and the methods employed to obtain…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education
Matthews, Tom; Fong, Susan – 1981
This is a descriptive summary of the characteristics of bilingual students and programs in Seattle, Washington for 1976-1980. The first section presents information on Seattle's students from non-English language backgrounds in regard to their English fluency, language group membership, family income, residential patterns, and by their attrition…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Rhode Island State Dept. of Education, Providence. – 1978
The Lau v. Nichols decision and its implications for school districts are explained in this question and answer format paper. Lau compliance plans are described in full. The number of students necessary for development of a plan or program, what a Lau plan should include, and appropriate program types are detailed. (MK)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Daniele, Susana M. – 1977
This paper presents a brief historical overview and summary of the various approaches and recent developments in the field of bilingual education. The controversy that exists with respect to the different approaches to bilingual education has prevented the development of national goals and guidelines and the preparation of adequate evaluation…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, College Programs
Alexander, David; Nava, Alfonso – 1977
This book's purpose is to satisfy a perceived need for a straightforward, non-academic, non-bureaucratically worded guide to bilingual education planning and to provide objective information on compliance procedures and federal and state funding opportunities to school district policy planners, whether they be administrators, teachers, or parents.…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students
