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Peer reviewedButler, Yuko Goto; Orr, Jennifer Evelyn; Bousquet Gutierrez, Michele; Hakuta, Kenji – Bilingual Research Journal, 2000
An analysis of SAT-9 scores since passage of Proposition 227 indicates that scores increased for all students, not just for English-learning students; scores increased for most districts regardless of the programs implemented; it was not possible to isolate the impact of Proposition 227; and SAT-9 is not an appropriate measure for assessing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Download full textMartinez, Carlos, Jr. – 1986
The Sabal Palm Elementary School in Miami, Florida, cooperated with Florida International University to develop three innovative language programs: (1) Spanish, employing a modified immersion technique for kindergarten and first and second grades; (2) Latin, emphasizing the Latin origin of English for grades five and six; and (3) Shakespeare's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Curriculum Development
Wright, Wayne E.; Pu, Chang – Education Policy Research Unit, 2005
This report reveals the problems with claims made by Arizona state public education officials that English Language Learners (ELLs) are thriving under English-only instruction. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and the state's accountability system, Arizona LEARNS, require all students, including ELLs, to participate in statewide…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Language of Instruction, Immersion Programs
