Obscuring English Learners from State Accountability: The Case of Indiana's Language Blind Policies

Autor/inn/en	Morita-Mullaney, Trish; Singh, Malkeet
Titel	Obscuring English Learners from State Accountability: The Case of Indiana's Language Blind Policies
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 35 (2021) 4, S.621-645 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Morita-Mullaney, Trish)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904818823751
Schlagwörter	English Language Learners; State Policy; Educational Policy; Classification; Grades (Scholastic); Low Achievement; School Districts; Profiles; Accountability; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Administrative Organization; Educational Legislation; Federal Legislation; Elementary Secondary Education; Sanctions; Achievement Gap; Student Characteristics; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Notenspiegel; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; School district; Schulbezirk; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Verantwortung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Sanction; Sanktion
Abstract	The conjoining of Indiana state and federal accountability plans during the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) flexibility waiver (2012-2015) was an attempt at one combined system to furnish information in a simple and transparent manner, while obscuring the performances of English learner's (EL) English progress and EL reclassification. We identify how school grades are impacted by English learning progress and reclassification relative to district's demographic profiles. Findings suggest that English learning progress significantly impacts school grades, but most sanctions are placed on achievement and EL reclassification, sending incomplete and incoherent signals to Indiana schools. Implications related to educational decentralization throughout the globe and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01