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Bilingual Education We are committed to generating and synthesizing research on key civil rights and equal opportunity policies that have been neglected or overlooked. Limited English Proficient Students: Increased Accountability Under NCLBLaura Batt, Jimmy Kim and Gail Sunderman. February 1, 2005 On January 8, 2002, President George Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) into law and thus initiated “the most sweeping change in [federal] education policy in three decades” (Malico & Langan, 2003). NCLB requires schools, districts, and states to collect an unprecedented amount of data on the achievement of public school students in the U.S., a move praised by some for encouraging accountability at all levels and higher standards for all students. However, the law has also faced resistance from many policymakers and practitioners who find several of its mandates unrealistic. Some have argued that the law’s requirement that all students in grades three through eight achieve proficiency in reading and mathematics by 2013-2014 is unfair and in some cases impossible.
What Works for the Children? What We Know and Don't Know About Bilingual Education Jacinta Ma. June 1, 2002 English Language Learners (ELLs), also known as limited English proficient (LEP) students face significant barriers to obtaining quality education. While research findings have not yet indicated how best to address the issues ELLs face, schools must provide some type of support to help them overcome these barriers. Current policy debates about how to improve education for ELLs have turned into battles over whether to implement one-year English immersion programs or bilingual education programs.
Bilingual Education and Latino Civil Rights Susan Baker and Kenji Hakuta, Stanford University. December 5, 1997 To look at this broad issue, we will examine the history of civil rights for language minority children, the assumptions behind the attack on bilingual education, and suggest responses to safeguard the rights of language minority students. Research commissioned for The Latino Civil Rights Crisis conference.
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