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Christina L. Dobbs; Christine Montecillo Leider – Bilingual Research Journal, 2024
Using the theoretical framework of interest convergence, this document analysis explores the legacy of Lau v. Nichols as a gateway to instructional programs for classified English learners in the state of Massachusetts that maintain the hegemony of English as the primary goal of schooling. Findings reveal that interest convergence is an organizing…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Civil Rights, Equal Education, Educational Opportunities
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López, Francesca – Educational Psychologist, 2022
As the American Psychological Association and Division 15 committed to addressing systemic racism after the 2020 summer of racial reckoning, orchestrated political attacks that vilify pedagogical approaches aimed at addressing racial injustice have thwarted schools' efforts across the nation. Against this context, the overarching aim of this…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Racism, Educational Change, Equal Education
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Kelly, Niamh – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2014
While a substantial body of research exists on First- and Second-Language Acquisition (SLA), research on the language acquisition process that a language minority student goes through when they are acquiring a second language has been largely unexplored. Pedagogical practices that espouse language learning theories facilitate both the language…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Language Minorities, Second Language Learning
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Eastman, Nicholas J.; Anderson, Morgan; Boyles, Deron – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2017
Simply put, charter schools have not lived up to their advocates' promise of equity. Using examples of tangible civil rights gains of the twentieth century (e.g. "Brown v. Board," "Lau v. Nichols") and extending feminist theories of invisible labor to include the labor of democracy, the authors argue that the charter movement…
Descriptors: School Choice, Charter Schools, Politics of Education, Educational Change
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Harris, Yvette R.; Schroeder, Valarie M. – International Education Studies, 2013
This focus of this paper is to present an overview of the current research which examines the language and literacy performance of African American children who speak African American Vernacular English (AAVE), as presented from a deficit versus difference perspective. Language and literacy and assessment and remediation of AAVE speakers are…
Descriptors: African American Students, Children, Black Dialects, Native Language
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Django Paris; H. Samy Alim – Harvard Educational Review, 2014
In this article, Django Paris and H. Samy Alim use the emergence of Paris's concept of culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) as the foundation for a respectful and productive critique of previous formulations of asset pedagogies. Paying particular attention to asset pedagogy's failures to remain dynamic and critical in a constantly evolving global…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Sustainability, Heritage Education, Educational Practices
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Callahan, Rebecca M.; Shifrer, Dara – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2016
Purpose: English learner (EL) education policy has long directed schools to address EL students' linguistic "and" academic development without furthering inequity or segregation. The recent Every Student Succeeds Act reauthorization expresses a renewed focus on evidence of equity, effectiveness, and opportunity to learn. We propose that…
Descriptors: Equal Education, High School Students, English Language Learners, Course Selection (Students)
Garcia, Peggie – Learning Point Associates, 2009
To help educators make informed decisions about English language learners (ELLs), this Connecting Research to Practice brief provides an overview of key research findings, highlights federal policies related to ELLs, outlines district-level and school-level action opportunities, and lists resources that offer more information. English language…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Achievement Tests