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Download full textGarcia, Gilbert Narro – 1994
A discussion of the future of education for language-minority students in the United States looks at proposed legislation and other government initiatives and prevailing educational reform movements. It is argued that reform in this country must begin with a change in attitudes toward and expectations of language-minority and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Ernest, Harishini M.; Gonzalez, Rosa M. – 1997
This is an evaluation of the first 2 years of a 5-year comprehensive Bilingual Education grant funded by Title VII Part A of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 in the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas). The grant awarded to the AISD funds a program of Developmental Bilingual Education at two elementary schools where more…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education
Gonzalez, Roseann Duenas, Ed. – 2000
This collection of essays addresses the complicated and divisive issues at the heart of the debate over language diversity and the English Only movement in United States public education. Blending social, political, and legal analyses of the ideologies of language with perspectives on the impact of the English Only movement on education and in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, Washington, DC. – 1995
Federal legislation to improve education passed in 1994 is reviewed and two major bills are discussed in greater detail. Emphasis is on the legislation's provisions for improvement of educational standards and access to improved education for all students, especially the disadvantaged. An introductory section highlights the provisions of three…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Disadvantaged
Wilde, Judith; Sockey, Suzanne – 1995
This handbook offers extensive guidance in evaluating programs under the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, particularly bilingual education programs under Title VII. It is divided into five sections. The first provides an overview of the handbook and some useful definitions. The second section provides background information about and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Compliance (Legal), Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1994
This report from the United States House of Representatives presents the complete amended version of the House bill to extend for 5 years the authorizations of appropriations for the programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The current reauthorization bill is known as the "Improving America's Schools Act." The first…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Jennings, John F., Ed. – 1995
The articles in this book examine the prominent elements of the Improving America's Schools Act, including the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). They describe how the large federal aid-to-education programs were brought into accord with the new agreement contained in Goals 2000. The book begins with a preface by…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
