ERIC Number: ED463669
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2001-Dec-13
Pages: 52
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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Title III: Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students. 107th Congress, 1st Session.
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, Washington, DC.
This report describes the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Title III: Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students. Part A describes the English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act. Its four subparts include the following: (1) grants and subgrants for English language acquisition and language enhancement (e.g., formula grants to states, Native American and Alaska Native children in school, and local plans); (2) accountability and administration (e.g., evaluations, reporting requirements, and civil rights); (3) national activities (National Professional Development Project); and (4) definitions (eligible entry). Part B discusses improving language instruction educational programs and is made up of five subparts: (1) program development and enhancement (e.g., program enhancement activities and capacity building); (2) research, evaluation, and dissemination (e.g., authority, research, and state grant program); (3) professional development; (4) Emergency Immigrant Education Program (e.g., purpose, withholding, and administrative provisions); and (5) administration (release time, notification, and coordination and reporting requirements. Part C presents general provisions (definitions, parental notification, National Clearinghouse, and regulations). (SM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Civil Rights, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Faculty Development, Federal Aid, Grants, Immigrants, Limited English Speaking, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, George Washington University, 2121 K Street, N.W., Suite 260, Washington, DC 20037. Tel: 202-467-0867; Fax: 202-467-4283; e-mail: askncbe@ncbe.gwu.edu; Web site: http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu.
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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