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Download full textRoberts, Cheryl A.; Gaies, Stephen J. – 1990
Since 1965, Amish children in Buchanan County, Iowa have been exempted from state requirements to attend centralized schools and, instead, are taught in small rural schools with a traditional curriculum through grade 8. More recent federal laws mandate provision of special services to limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in this group. Some…
Descriptors: Amish, Cultural Isolation, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Bureau of Compensatory and Equity Education. – 1988
Iowa's guide to developing and implementing programs for the state's limited-English-proficient (LEP) school population addresses issues in developing policies, identifying student needs, and planning educational programs. The first chapter discusses the legal and educational rationale for providing equal education to the LEP population, outlining…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
