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Brubacher, Cameron; Wilson-Forsberg, Stacey – Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2017
The tradition of leaving high school and finding full-time employment after grade 8 has put Low German-speaking (LGS) Mennonites in rural Southwestern Ontario in a vulnerable economic position. Consequently, alternative education programs have been developed by Ontario public school boards in areas containing high numbers of LGS Mennonites. The…
Descriptors: German, Native Language, Religious Cultural Groups, Nontraditional Education
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Lewis, Laurie; Gray, Lucinda – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
The 2015-16 survey "Programs and Services for High School English Learners" provides the first nationally representative data on this topic. This report is based on that survey and presents data on programs and services for high school English learners (ELs), including instructional approaches, newcomer programs, online or computer-based…
Descriptors: High School Students, English Language Learners, Second Language Instruction, Public Schools
Tombari, Martin; Andrews, Alex; Gallinati, Tina – Colorado Children's Campaign, 2009
Dropouts from rural school districts have not received the same scrutiny as given to those from urban ones. The reasons behind this lack of knowledge about the experience of rural school districts with dropouts are unclear. The purpose of the present study was to begin to close this knowledge gap. A first major study of rural dropouts in the…
Descriptors: Dropouts, School Districts, Qualitative Research, Urban Schools