ERIC Number: ED393321
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1995-Jun
Pages: 23
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Digest of Educational Statistics for Limited English Proficient Students. Pocket Digest.
Development Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA.
The reference publication contains national statistics on the limited-English-proficient (LEP) student population in the United States and the educational programs that serve them. Information is drawn from national databases of federally-funded educational programs in 1992-93. Summary data, with narrative, are offered on: the number of LEP students by state; trends in enrollment from 1991-92 to 1992-93; student language background; enrollment numbers and percentages by grade level; federal programs that serve this population; the number and percentage of LEP students served by each program type; the kinds of instructional services available to LEP students, with percentages; and federally-authorized teacher training programs designed to build teacher capacity to serve this population. (MSE)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, Federal Programs, Instructional Program Divisions, Intensive Language Courses, Languages, Limited English Speaking, National Surveys, Student Characteristics, Teacher Education, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Development Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA.
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