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Bernstein, Katie A.; Katznelson, Noah; Amezcua, Angélica; Mohamed, Saida; Alvarado, Sarah L. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2020
This study explores how principals of dual language (DL) programs draw on two dominant societal discourses around language education--linguistic instrumentalism/neoliberalism and equity/social justice--to make sense of their programs. Through in-depth interviews with 19 principals of Spanish-English elementary school DL programs in Arizona and…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Carberry, Devin – Rethinking Schools, 2013
The author's class has been invited to speak on NPR's "Call-In-Radio" and two of her students, Omar and Diana, were elected to be their spokespeople regarding HB 2281, Arizona's controversial ethnic studies ban. Omar stressed that he and his classmates are engaged by this topic because they see what's happening in Arizona is wrong--that…
Descriptors: Ethnic Studies, Children, State Legislation, Hispanic American Students
Rollins, Sarah E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Concern about the academic and social well-being of public education in the United States has been at the forefront of education reform. Increased class sizes, amended curriculum standards, and accountability standards have guided the way toward ways to reduce class sizes to meet the demands put upon educators. This study investigated the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Scores, Socioeconomic Status, Educational Change