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Heineke, Amy J.; Davin, Kristin J. – Educational Policy, 2020
Fueled by immigration and globalization, the United States has evolved into a nation of linguistically diverse residents; however, English remains the dominant language in schools. A recent language policy initiative emergent in states across the nation, the Seal of Biliteracy challenges English monolingualism by promoting the development of…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Bilingualism, State Policy, Educational Policy
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Colón, Ingrid; Heineke, Amy J. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2015
In this qualitative case study, we investigate teachers' appropriation of language policy at one urban elementary school in Illinois. Recognizing classroom teachers' central role in the education of English learners, we probe teachers' policy appropriation, or how bilingual educators take state-, district-, and school-level policies and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English Only Movement, Language Dominance, Language Planning