ERIC Number: EJ1366826
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1367-0050
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7522
Castañeda's Third Prong "Redux": The Achievement of Arizona's English Language Learners after Proposition 203
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, v25 n9 p3199-3213 2022
The authors evaluate the success of Arizona's program for English Learners (ELs) twelve years after the implementation of Proposition 203 to determine whether it meets the "third prong" test of Castañeda v. Pickard (1981), which requires a demonstration of the effectiveness of a program after its implementation. This study is a follow-up to Mahoney, MacSwan, Haladyna, and Garcia (2010) and evaluates the performance of former English Language Learners (FEPs) versus monolingual English speakers (EPs). The data is collected from the statewide, student-level database of student scores for Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) for the years 2002-2013, effectively measuring the effects of Proposition 203 on the achievement of Arizona's ELs whose entire school experience has been conditioned by the new law. The overall research design was cross-sectional where proficiency levels on the AIMS were examined during post-Proposition 203 years. The results show that the difference between the two groups has grown over time, indicating that the state's achievement data does not support the conclusion that Arizona has improved educational outcomes for its ELs, failing the third prong test of Castañeda. Based on these results, the authors suggest repealing Proposition 203, as California and Massachusetts did for similar anti-bilingual education measures.
Descriptors: State Legislation, English Language Learners, Court Litigation, Program Effectiveness, Language Proficiency, Bilingual Education, English Only Movement, Language of Instruction, Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 8, Grade 10, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 10; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
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