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Autor/in | Maxwell, Lesli A. |
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Titel | Calif. Puts Spotlight on Long-Term ELLs |
Quelle | In: Education Week, 32 (2012) 4, S.1 (2 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0277-4232 |
Schlagwörter | Elementary Secondary Education; English (Second Language); Limited English Speaking; English Language Learners; Language Fluency; Low Achievement; Public Schools; At Risk Students; Definitions; State Legislation; Politics of Education; California |
Abstract | California is poised to become the first state to unmask the extent to which English-language learners (ELLs) languish in public schools for years without ever reaching fluency. Under a measure that received broad, bipartisan support from the legislature, the state education department would be required to break out and report data annually on long-term English-learners--tens of thousands statewide--for every school district. The measure would also create a common, statewide definition for long-term ELL students. Students at risk of becoming long-term ELLs would also be flagged. The legislation is awaiting action from Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, who has until Sept. 28 to decide whether to sign the bill. Across the K-12 spectrum, roughly 1.5 million students enrolled in public schools in California--about one in four--are ELLs, the largest such population of any state. If the legislation is signed into law, it will come as momentum for tackling the problem of long-term ELLs has been building in a small number of districts across California. (ERIC). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |