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Monto, Cecelia – Foreign Language Annals, 2022
State Seals of Biliteracy (SoBL) are a growing trend and present a promising method of serving an increasingly bilingual population. Currently, state SoBLs have been available almost exclusively at the high school level. An Oregon community college initiated the opportunity for students to study and receive the state SoBL in higher education. The…
Descriptors: Literacy, Bilingualism, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
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Melguizo, Tatiana; Flores, Stella; Velasquez, David; Carroll, Tim – Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Using linked, individual-level data from a large metropolitan K-12 district and a large urban community college district in California, we examine whether indicators of college-readiness for graduating high school students who were initially classified as English Learners (ELs) are honored in community college course placement. In particular, we…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High School Students, High School Graduates, English Language Learners
Allen, Kerri – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2007
2Futuro is a new "Spanish-first" college-financing program rolled out by Sallie Mae and USA Funds. The pilot version of 2Futuro launched last summer and is, say its partnering agents, "the only fully bilingual college-financing and outreach program that enables Hispanic parents and students to apply for college loans in Spanish. By the end of the…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Hispanic American Students, Paying for College, Student Loan Programs