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Direct linkZehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2009
Across the country, high school graduation rates are bemoaned with regularity. Many states and districts aren't even tracking the rate for the fastest-growing population of students, or if they are, they aren't telling the public how many English-language learners (ELLs) are leaving school with a diploma. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act was…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Educational Improvement
Education Week, 2012
When it comes to educational challenges, the nation's 12.1 million Hispanic schoolchildren face plenty: language, poverty, lower-than-average graduation rates for high school and college, and, more recently, a wave of laws targeting illegal immigrants that has made school seem like less of a safe haven for Hispanic students in some states. Yet, as…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Educational Attainment
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2004
At a time when many states are poised to roll out new standardized tests to evaluate English-language proficiency in unprecedented depth, California is balking at carrying out a federal requirement to test the literacy of young children who are learning English. Recently, the California board of education decided to ask the U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Grade 1, Kindergarten, Standardized Tests
Samuels, Christina A. – Education Week, 2007
This article reports on a "universal design" concept that is being pushed by a coalition of education groups for education. Called "universal design for learning," the philosophy advocates creating lessons and classroom materials that are flexible enough to accommodate different learning styles. The coalition has drafted language it wants to have…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Academically Gifted, Federal Legislation, Accessibility (for Disabled)
Jacobson, Linda – Education Week, 2004
Interest in foreign-language instruction in preschool is growing, both among parents and early-childhood educators trying to meet the demand. The interest, though, comes at a time when some districts are scaling back on such programs in the elementary grades in order to spend more time on reading and mathematics--the subjects currently tested to…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Language Skills, Preschool Children, Immersion Programs
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2005
The U.S. Department of Education's first-ever evaluation of how states are meeting requirements for English-language learners under the federal No Child Left Behind Act can be looked at two ways. One view of the report, which was released to Congress on March 15, 2005, is that states have made great strides in laying the groundwork for schools to…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Politics of Education
