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Direct linkHarper, Candace A.; de Jong, Ester J.; Platt, Elizabeth J. – Language Policy, 2008
"No Child Left Behind" (NCLB, 2001) fails to recognize English as a second language (ESL) as a specialized academic discipline in which teachers should be "highly qualified." In this paper we examine the impact of this policy failure on the practice of teachers of K-12 English language learners (ELLs), particularly in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, State Legislation, Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning
