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Lucas, Michelle; Poulsen, Helen – Online Submission, 2020
This report summarizes the academic performance of emergent bilingual students, also known as English learners, for the 2019-2020 school year, in the Austin Independent School District. Results are presented from the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS), advanced placement (AP) course enrollment and exam performance,…
Descriptors: School Districts, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Academic Achievement
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Hsin, L.; Rapaport, A.; Osman, D.; Kilborn, M.; Pierson, A.; Garrett, R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2022
These are the appendixes for the report, "English Proficiency and the Pandemic: How Texas English Learner Students Fared during the COVID-19 Pandemic. REL 2023-144." This study examined levels of English proficiency before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among English learner students in grades 3-12 in Texas. In 2020-2021, nearly…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners
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Chiang, Hanley; Walsh, Elias; Shanahan, Timothy; Gentile, Claudia; Maccarone, Alyssa; Waits, Tiffany; Carlson, Barbara; Rikoon, Samuel – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2017
Reading comprehension--the ability to understand the meaning of text--is a foundational ability that enables children to learn in school and throughout life. Children who struggle with reading comprehension in the third or fourth grade are at high risk for dropping out of school, with detrimental effects on their future employment, income, and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Language Acquisition, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education
Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2013
Sixty-two percent of AISD English Language Learner students (ELLs) demonstrated yearly progress toward English language proficiency, based on Spring 2013 TELPAS results. TELPAS is the state of Texas annual assessment of English language proficiency for ELLs.
Descriptors: School Districts, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Pedersen, James M. – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this study was to analyze student academic performance data from year-round calendar high schools across the United States in comparison to those of traditional calendar high schools within the same states. This study sought to determine if the mean passing scores of students for the last three academic years in four important…
Descriptors: Year Round Schools, High Schools, Public Schools, High School Students