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US Department of Justice, 2015
Forty years ago, the Supreme Court of the United States determined that in order for public schools to comply with their legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), they must take affirmative steps to ensure that students with limited English proficiency (LEP) can meaningfully participate in their educational…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Limited English Speaking, Parents, Civil Rights
Bloom, Howard S.; Weiland, Christina – MDRC, 2015
This paper uses data from the Head Start Impact Study (HSIS), a nationally representative multisite randomized trial, to quantify variation in effects of Head Start during 2002-2003 on children's cognitive and socio-emotional outcomes relative to the effects of other local alternatives, including parent care. We find that (1) treatment and control…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Early Intervention, At Risk Students
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Crane, Eric W.; Huang, Min; Barrat, Vanessa X. – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2011
This technical brief examines the 2008/09 reading and math proficiency levels among subgroups of Arizona public school students defined by students' race/ethnicity (American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White), English language learner status (English language learner students and non-English language learner students), disability status…
Descriptors: High Schools, Race, Charter Schools, Middle Schools
Nevin, Ann I.; Barbetta, Patricia; Cramer, Elizabeth – Online Submission, 2009
The mission for Urban SEALS (Special Education Academic Leaders), a federally funded doctoral preparation program, is to prepare doctoral-level special educators, including those who are culturally and/or linguistically diverse (CLD) to assume leadership roles in the education of urban students with disabilities who are CLD. This report provides…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Doctoral Programs, Program Effectiveness, Special Education Teachers
Gonzalez, Juan C. – 1984
The focus of this paper will be to argue for an effective and concise evaluation of special education programs serving bilingual or limited English proficient (LEP) students. Although Public Law 94-142 specifies that all children be provided with free appropriate education according to their individual needs, ensuring compliance with these…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Cegelka, Patricia Thomas; Rodriguez, Ana Maria – 1984
The study was designed to develop an information base on education services to handicapped children and youth in California who are also limited in English proficiency (LEP) and to identify promising practices in their education. The first of three documents collected here is a report of the statewide questionnaire survey of a random sample of 145…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidence
Ortiz, Alba A.; Wilkinson, Cheryl Y. – Academic Therapy, 1989
The study of Individualized Education Programs developed for 203 limited English proficient Hispanic elementary students found that a student's bilingualism and level of English proficiency exerted little influence on selection of instructional goals. Native language or English-as-a-Second-Language instruction was infrequently incorporated into…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Disabilities, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
Katz, David – 1983
The report describes the achievements of a project designed to promote vocational and career development of bilingual handicapped students in inner city high schools through training their parents to be both career educators and advocates for improved services and opportunities. The program used co-trainers who were bilingual/bicultural to conduct…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Career Education, Disabilities, High Schools
Axelrod, Valija M.; And Others – 1987
This publication offers 10 major policy recommendations for improving the evaluation of secondary vocational education programs for special populations and ultimately the programs themselves. In the 10 sections following an introduction, each of the policy areas is introduced by a brief overview. A policy recommendation is then made along with a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Utilization
Forry, Nicole; Vick, Jessica; Halle, Tamara – Child Trends, 2009
Measures of quality are now in widespread use across states as part of quality improvement initiatives. For example, many states are currently using global measures of quality that were first developed for research and practice purposes (such as the Environmental Rating Scales) in their Quality Rating Systems (QRSs). Although global quality…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Disabilities, Rating Scales
Berney, Tomi D.; Lista, Carlos A. – 1990
Project Recurso, funded through Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, was implemented at 12 elementary schools under the aegis of the Office of Bilingual Services, Division of Special Education of the New York City Board of Education. The project provided instructional services to 321 special education Spanish-speaking students…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Disabilities, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Rivera, Natasha – 1990
This report presents final (fifth year) results of Project Recurso, a federally funded project which provided 147 Spanish-speaking special education students (grades 3-5) in 12 New York City schools with instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL), Native Language Arts (NLA), and bilingual content area subjects. The project also provided…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Elementary Education
LeBlanc, Patty Barker – 1989
This paper reports on the external evaluation of a project to expand existing services in the Orange County (Florida) school district to handicapped students with limited English proficiency (LEP). Major goals of the project include development, demonstration, and packaging of methods, procedures, and materials for identifying, placing, and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Rothlein, Liz; Hughes, Marie Tejero – 2003
This final report describes the activities and outcomes of a federally funded program designed to improve the quality of personnel preparation in the State of Florida and in the nation. The project supported students of Haitian background to participate in a master's degree program aimed at preparing highly skilled teachers of young children with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, English (Second Language)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1991
Project SHARE (Staff Helping Attain Relevant Education) designed and implemented a consultative/assistance team approach to assess and meet the instructional needs of handicapped students with limited English proficiency enrolled in kindergarten through grade 2 in New York City Public Schools. The program sought to develop the students'…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Disabilities, Early Intervention, English (Second Language)
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