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Houston Independent School District, 2019
The Houston Independent School District offers two different English as a Second Language (ESL) programs for language minority students. One of these is a Content-Based ESL program where ESL methodology is used to deliver English instruction across a variety of subject areas. The second is a Pullout ESL program where students attend special…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, School Districts
Houston Independent School District, 2020
The Houston Independent School District offers two different English as a Second Language (ESL) programs for language minority students. One of these is a Content-Based ESL (CBESL) program where ESL methodology is used to deliver English instruction across a variety of subject areas. The second is a Pullout ESL program (PO-ESL) where students…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, School Districts
Houston Independent School District, 2020
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) currently offers two bilingual programs and two English as a Second Language (ESL) programs for English language learners (ELs). These programs facilitate ELs' integration into the regular school curriculum and ensure access to equal educational opportunities. Bilingual programs are offered in…
Descriptors: School Districts, Bilingual Education Programs, Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning
Houston Independent School District, 2013
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) currently offers five bilingual programs and two English as a Second Language (ESL) programs for English language learners (ELLs). These programs are intended to facilitate ELL students' integration into the regular school curriculum and to ensure access to equal educational opportunities. This…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Bilingual Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Baidak, Nathalie; Borodankova, Olga; Kocanova, Daniela; Motiejunaite, Akvile – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2012
The indicators in this edition of Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe cover a number of issues at the heart of contemporary thought and discussion in Europe relating to foreign language teaching. They address the degree of linguistic diversity in European schools and the need to provide appropriate support measures to pupils…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Language Skills
Choy, Susan P.; Berkner, Lutz; Lee, John; Topper, Amelia – US Department of Education, 2009
The "Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005" created two new grant programs for undergraduates: the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) program and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (National SMART) Grant program. The ACG program is intended to encourage students to take challenging courses in high school and thus…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Postsecondary Education, High Schools, Income
Liu, Kristin; Anderson, Michael; Thurlow, Martha – 2000
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act mandates that state education agencies develop and implement an assessment system that allows for disaggregation of results at state, district, and school levels by gender, race, English proficiency, and migrant status. Schools receiving Title I funds must demonstrate "adequate yearly…
Descriptors: Charts, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Yang, Hua; Urrabazo, Theresa; Murray, Wayne – 2001
The rapid increase in the number of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students is especially significant in the nation's large urban school districts. The numbers of LEP students in special, bilingual education programs has exploded due to the constant stream of immigrants into the United States and the inability of so many children, even those who…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Bilingual Education Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Minguez, Maria Luisa Garcia; Baidak, Nathalie; Harvey, Angelika – 2001
This book is an appraisal of the teaching of foreign languages in the 29 European countries taking part in the Socrates program. It contains a detailed analysis of the way teaching is organized, the approaches and content of curricula, arrangements for the recruitment and training of teachers, and the initiatives developed within the education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Statistics Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). Training and Continuing Education Section. – 2000
This report presents the findings of the 1998 survey of providers of training in English or French as a second or foreign language in Canada. The purpose of the survey was to gather information at the national level and, where possible, at the regional level, on the size of the industry, its characteristics, and the role played by foreign…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Canada Natives, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)