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Peer reviewedWaggoner, Dorothy; O'Malley, J. Michael – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1985
The 1980-81 Teachers Language Skills Survey shows dramatic increases in number and quality of professionally prepared bilingual education teachers since 1976-77, when the first training programs funded by the Bilingual Education Act were started. However, less than 25 percent of the teachers teaching bilingually in 1980-81 had basic qualifications…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
Berchuck, Irving; Tauss, Vita – 1974
Community District Number 24 in New York City made successful inroads into meeting the educational needs of children learning English as a second language. Meeting such needs helped to contribute to the stabilization of this large residential area. Initially, the government responded to the needs of these students by providing funds for the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Bilingual Teachers, Community Benefits
