NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Ward, Stephen R. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The Bilingual Education Act of 1968 and the Lau v. Nichols Supreme court case (1974) have changed the way school districts prioritize education for English Learners. With the same intention to prioritize education for English Learners alongside foster youth and low income, former Governor Jerry Brown and the California legislature followed suit by…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Funding Formulas, High School Students, School Districts
Hill, Laura; Ugo, Iwunze – Public Policy Institute of California, 2016
The 2014-15 school year was the first in which the Smarter Balanced assessments (referred to here as the SBAC) were administered statewide. While educators and policymakers agree that multiple measures over multiple years are the best way to gauge student, school, and district performance, the first-year SBAC results provide an important baseline…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Educational Assessment, Common Core State Standards, Program Implementation