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Montgomery, Joel R. – Online Submission, 2008
This working paper explores reasons to encourage parents of English language learners (ELLs) to be involved in the learning process at the middle school level. Barriers to parental involvement of language minority students will be identified and successful, research-based strategies to increase parental involvement will be introduced. Five…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Parent Participation, Second Language Learning, Parent School Relationship
Johnson, Eric – Online Submission, 2005
Recognizing the vast disparities in academic achievement throughout Arizona's public schools, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) has recently started pushing for tougher standards and demanding for more school accountability. This study analyzes the ranking system implemented by the ADE that categorizes all public schools according to…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Criticism, Standardized Tests, School Size