ERIC Number: EJ687592
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Oct
Pages: 25
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Reference Count: 60
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
Seeking Equity in the Education of California's English Learners
Rumberger, Russell W.; Gndara, Patricia
Teachers College Record, v106 n10 p2032-2056 Oct 2004
The article provides an abridged version of a report prepared for the lawsuit, Williams v. State of California. The report first examines the achievement gap for English learners in California. Second, it reviews evidence in seven areas in which these students receive a substantially inequitable education vis--vis their English-speaking peers, even when those peers are similarly economically disadvantaged. Third, it documents the state's role in creating and perpetuating existing inequities. Finally, it describes a series of remedies that the state could pursue to reduce these inequities.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Economically Disadvantaged, Limited English Speaking, English (Second Language), Court Litigation, Equal Education, State Action, Academic Achievement
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