ERIC Number: ED527063
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Nov
Pages: 55
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The Binational Option: Meeting the Instructional Needs of Limited English Proficient Students
Terrazas, Aaron; Fix, Michael
Migration Policy Institute
With 1 in 10 children in US schools having limited English proficiency, school districts across the country face challenges in meeting the students' educational needs and finding enough qualified bilingual and English as a Second Language educators. This report identifies international teacher exchanges as an innovative, near-term strategy for school administrators to respond to immediate teaching needs, particularly in subject areas where knowledge of a foreign language is necessary. In conjunction with efforts to recruit local teachers, foreign teachers can help alleviate endemic shortages--particularly in districts that face rapid, unexpected, or short-term changes in the student population. Appended are: (1) Credential and Experience Requirements for States Participating in the US-Spain Visiting Teacher Program; (2) US-Spain Visiting Teacher Program Exchange Teachers by State, 1997 to 2008; (3) US-Spain Visiting Teacher Program Exchange Teachers by State, 1997 to 2008; and (4) Acronyms. (Contains 11 figures and 95 footnotes.)
Descriptors: International Educational Exchange, Foreign Countries, Limited English Speaking, Language Proficiency, Teacher Exchange Programs, Teacher Supply and Demand, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Recruitment, Educational Policy, Foreign Policy, Change Strategies, Special Needs Students, Migrant Children
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Tinker Foundation
Authoring Institution: Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
Identifiers - Location: Mexico; Spain; United States
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