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Lasky, Beth; Karge, Belinda Dunnick – Multicultural Education, 2011
Everyone agrees that family participation is paramount to student achievement. Much has been written about the importance of parent collaboration in the schools. Yet, less has been written about the family who does not speak English and also has a child with disability. This article reviews the research on involvement of parents in the schools,…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Federal Legislation, Parent Participation, Family Involvement
Wang, Yuxiang – Multicultural Education, 2009
English-only policies and the expiration of the "Bilingual Education Act," which is now replaced by "No Child Left Behind," make it clear that English is the official language of schools in the United States with the emphasis moved from the goal of maintaining students' home languages while learning English to a focus of ignoring minority…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Bilingual Education