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Brezicha, Kristina F. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2022
This comparative case study examines the policies of two new immigrant destinations in the United States and Canada that in the past 20 years experienced a rapid influx of immigrants. Using an integrated framework of policy design theory and the context of reception, this paper analyzes the framing of immigrant students in the state, district, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Students, Immigration
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Viesca, Kara Mitchell – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2013
The paper presents a frame analysis of Massachusetts state policy regarding the education of multilingual learners and their teachers through the lens of critical race theory (CRT). My analysis suggests that even though current policy in Massachusetts is framed in terms of the overarching goals of educational quality and equality, in reality it…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English Only Movement, Educational Policy, State Policy
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Ragan, Alex; Lesaux, Nonie – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2006
Identification of a language minority learner for placement in a program for English Language Learners (ELLs), and the length of the support program, may have a significant effect on the student's academic achievement. Widespread anecdotal evidence suggests that criteria used to make placement decisions vary widely across the U.S. This study…
Descriptors: Identification, Language Minorities, Placement, Second Language Learning
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Grissom, James B. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
Ron Unz, originator of Proposition 227, claimed, prior to the passage of Prop. 227, that the five percent annual reclassification rate of English learners to fluent English proficient indicated bilingual education was a failure. Critics of Prop. 227 have countered that the annual reclassification rate has changed little since the passage of Prop.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Classification, Bilingual Education
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Wright, Wayne E.; Choi, Daniel – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2006
This article reports the results of a survey of third-grade teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs) in Arizona regarding school language and accountability policies--Proposition 203, which restricts bilingual education and mandates sheltered English Immersion; the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB); and Arizona LEARNS, the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Bilingual Education, Second Language Learning, High Stakes Tests