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Download full textEducation Trust-West, 2017
Educational opportunities and outcomes for California's Latino students have improved over the last half century. Even so, Latino students continue to face barriers in opportunity that make it harder for them to achieve college, career, and future success. The goal of this report is to describe what Latino students currently experience in…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Access to Education, Equal Education, Educational Quality
Direct linkAmos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2012
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Halfway Point: Obama Administration Approves Seven More States for NCLB Waivers Bringing Total to Twenty-Six; Iowa…
Descriptors: State Standards, Teacher Recruitment, Public Education, Teacher Persistence
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009
This newsletter focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country, and is presented in an accessible format for everyone from elected officials and policymakers to parents and community leaders. First, this issue discusses the stimulating debate on the reduction of the overall cost of the economic recovery…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Minority Group Children, Public Education, Economic Climate
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1984
More than 900,000 California students during the 1983-84 school year used languages other than English as their primary home language. Of that number, approximately 470,000 were identified as limited in English proficiency. This handbook for language minority parents was developed to help new immigrant parents make better use of educational…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Limited English Speaking, Minority Group Children
Peer reviewedGonzalez, Berta – Catalyst for Change, 1986
To encourage more active participation of language minority parents, Oakland Unified School District (California) initiated a parent leadership institute called OPTIMUM. This project helps parents establish cooperative school relationships, understand school organization, upgrade their own education while helping their children, and capitalize on…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Desegregation Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1988
A bilingual handbook for parents of Pilipino children in Caifornia public schools is presented that emphasizes the important partnership between home and school. In a question-answer format, the contents cover the following topics: (1) enrollment and attendance, general information, transportation; (2) basic school program, curriculum; (3) grades,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1989
A bilingual handbook for parents of Japanese children in Caifornia public schools is presented that emphasizes the important partnership between home and school. In a question-answer format, the handbook covers the following topics: (1) enrollment and attendance, general information, transportation; (2) basic school program, curriculum; (3)…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2005
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Show Me the Money: Alliance Analysis Finds That States Could Generate Millions More in Wages by Raising High School…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Reading Programs, Dropouts
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Bilingual Bicultural Education. – 1989
The handbook, an update of the 1986 handbook, is designed for Spanish-speaking parents of California public school students, and answers commonly-asked questions about the state public education system and its services, particularly those of interest to this population. Information is presented in both Spanish-and English-language sections, in a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education
