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School Finance and English Language Learners: A Legislative Perspective
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Jimenez-Castellanos, Oscar – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2010
The state of California educates over six million or twelve percent of the nation's student population. Approximately three million are Latino and 1.5 million are classified as English Language Learners (ELLs). English Language Learners are significantly underperforming in math and reading compared to White students in all grade levels. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Elementary Secondary Education, Bilingual Education, Educational Finance
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act at 40: Equity, Accountability, and the Evolving Federal Role in Public Education
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Thomas, Janet Y.; Brady, Kevin P. – Review of Research in Education, 2005
This chapter traces the legal, legislative, and political history of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Focusing attention on the various related educational reform movements, it discusses the federal role in education policy in the context of its influence on ESEA and the legislation's related amendments. Also, the authors examine…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Equal Education
The Role and Impact of Chapter 1, ESEA, Evaluation and Assessment Practices. Part I: The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Chapter 1 Evaluation and Assessment; Part II: General Findings from Background Research; Part III: Case Studies; Part IV: Federal Policy Options.
Kober, Nancy – 1991
Chapter 1, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) is the largest Federal program aiding elementary schools and secondary schools. Some 51,000 schools, including over 75% of the nation's elementary schools, receive Chapter 1 money, which they use to prove supplementary educational services to low-achieving students in…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance