This publication consists of two articles: "Evaluation in Bilingual Education," by James Burry, and "Desegregation and the Rights of Hispanic Students: The Los Angeles Case," by M. Beatriz Arias. In his paper, Burry used three methods for identifying bilingual evaluation needs. First he reviews Federal/State requirements for…

This article presents impressions following an evaluation of bilingual-bicultural education programs in a New York school district. Different approaches to bilingual education are compared and contrasted. (CLK)

The San Luis Valley Bilingual Bicultural Program was begun in 10 schools at the kindergarten level. Each year the next higher grade was to be implemented until the program was in existence from K-4. During 1972-73, there were 1,092 kindergarten and first grade children and 86 teaching staff participating in the program. Its primary goal was…

A comprehensive evaluative report on educational policies and instructional programs for non-English-speaking minority immigrant children in Ontario is discussed. Sixteen recommendations are made encouraging federal, provincial, and local support of multi-ethnic educational programs. (PMJ)

A description and evaluation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I-funded project in Guam; "Facilitating Language Arts Through School and Home (FLASH V)," is reported in this document. The project consisted of three overlapping activities: the Cultural Language Arts Programs, home intervention, and school intervention.…

This paper describes and evaluates a pilot project funded under the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA). The pilot project was subdivided into two parts: the Camp Learning Center program, and the Cultural Adjustment Program. Among the general goals of the Camp Learning Center were to improve mathematics and reading skills through a relevant and…

In 1976, two California school districts, the Alhambra City School District (for elementary students) and the Alhambra High School District, were cited for noncompliance with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Lau v. Nichols, which requires public schools to teach non- and limited-English speakers in their own languages while they learn English.…

The Eastern District High School bilingual-bicultural program served 367 Hispanic students in grades 9 through 12. Students received instruction in English as a Second Language and/or reading English, native language arts, math, science, and social studies. Students were mainstreamed for art, music, physical education, and health. Elective courses…

Primary objectives of the program were: (1) to meet the educational needs of those children who experience learning difficulties because of the inability to understand or speak the language of instruction, and (2) to maintain a sense of pride in the student's language and culture. During 1974-75, the program's 4th year of operation, there were…

This booklet describes the University of Hawaii Preschool Language Curriculum which teaches preschool children of multi-ethnic backgrounds to speak English and to use language as a tool for communication, thought, and problem solving. The program was designed to improve both linguistic and cognitive abilities. Sources of more detailed information…

For two consecutive years (1965-67), the Hartford, Connecticut ESEA Project 1 furnished over 1400 non-English-speaking pupils with "expanded services designed to provide a substantial portion of the school population with a functional grasp of the English language." This population represented an estimated six percent of Hartford's total…

This coordinator's report and training manual are materials from a teacher training project for teachers of English to adult speakers of other languages in state-funded adult education programs in central New Jersey. The 14-page report is a personal narrative with no supporting documentation. It covers objectives, the project's educational…

This report reviews the bilingual program of a New York City school district (with large concentrations of students of Chinese and Hispanic backgrounds) whose goals were the training of bilingual personnel, the development of a bilingual-bicultural curriculum, and the development of a bilingual resource center. Discussed are: the implementation of…

The John Jay High School Bilingual Program served 206 New York City Spanish, French, and Italian dominant students and 98 English dominant students in grades 9-12. Non English dominant students received instruction ln English as a Second Language or remedial English. English dominant students participated in the program through Hispanic Art…

Focusing on the time period since the 1974 Supreme Court Lau v. Nichols decision, this paper reviews Federal policy regarding bilingual education, discusses the current sociopolitical context of bilingual education, discusses evaluations of bilingual programming done to date, and examines the implications of these factors for schools and…