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Download full textAshby, Cornelia M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2009
Millions of adults in the U.S. report that they speak limited English, and English language ability appears linked to multiple dimensions of adult life, such as civic participation and workforce participation and mobility. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) examined: (1) the trends in the need for and enrollment in federally funded…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Educational Demand, Program Administration
Shaner, J. Michael – 1980
An educational program developed for adults as part of a larger resettlement operation for Cuban refugees seeking asylum in the United States and based at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania is described and evaluated. Evaluative measures indicated that the program was more successful than anticipated, with substantial upward movement through tested…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Cubans, English (Second Language)
Ramirez, J. David; And Others – 1985
Existing programs using language immersion strategies for teaching language-minority children in the United States are described. In those programs, instruction is conducted in English at a level understood by the limited-English-speaking students, the teacher is bilingual in the non-English home language, the teacher generally speaks only in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language), Federal Programs
Shaul, Marnie S. – 2001
This report evaluates how effectively four federally funded bilingual education block grant programs--Program Development and Implementation Grants, Program Enhancement Projects, Comprehensive School Grants, Systemwide Improvement Grants--used $163 million in fiscal year 2000 to serve children with limited English proficiency (LEP). There are four…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Block Grants, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1974
At the request of Congresswoman Edith Green, the Comptroller General of the United States reviewed grant procedures covering two awards made by the Office of Education (OE). The first award, made to the Berkeley Unified School District, was funded under Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, which provides…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Legislation, Educational Programs
August, Diane; And Others – 1995
The guide provides analysis and guidance on issues that arise in serving limited-English-proficient (LEP) students through Title I of the Improving America's Schools Act. It is intended for Title I coordinators at state and local levels and administrators of related programs serving LEP students. The guide presents the issues in the order in which…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Agency Role, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
Cabrera, Eulalia; And Others – 1988
New York's Bilingual Pupil Services program, funded by federal and city governments, promotes linguistic and academic progress among limited-English-proficient elementary school children in selected schools and provides comprehensive in-service training to bilingual paraprofessionals training to become licensed teachers. Recognition as an…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teachers, Chinese, Creoles
Arizona State Educational Agency, Phoenix. – 1967
IN THIS REPORT ARIZONA'S 1967 COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS ARE EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THE FORMAT STIPULATED BY THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT HAS BEEN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS TO TEACH ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TO THE AMERICAN INDIAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS WHO CONSTITUTE THE LARGEST SEGMENT OF ARIZONA'S…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indians, Ancillary School Services, Compensatory Education
