ERIC Number: ED564276
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Nov
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
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English Learners (ELs) and Early Learning. Fast Facts
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) and Office of Early Learning (OEL) has synthesized key data on English learners (ELs) and early learning into two-page PDF sheets, by topic, with graphics, plus key contacts. The topics for this report include: (1) State-funded preschool programs with highest percentage of ELs: Fall 2013; (2) Support services for ELs and families offered by preschool programs: Fall 2013; and (3) Primary language of Head Start participants at home: FY2014. Some facts included are: (1) Texas had the highest percentage of ELs (42.8 percent) among the state-funded preschool programs reporting the number of enrolled ELs; (2) The majority of state-funded preschool programs (56.6 percent) in the United States may offer bilingual non-English classes; and (3) In FY 2014, 30 percent of Head Start participants' families spoke a language other than English at home. Twenty-five percent of these participants' families spoke Spanish at home.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Preschool Education, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Spanish, Statistical Distributions, Academic Support Services, Family Programs, Ethnicity
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education. 400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 877-424-1616; e-mail: edpubs@edpubs.ed.gov; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department of Education (ED), Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)
Identifiers - Location: Alabama; Illinois; Kansas; Minnesota; North Carolina; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; Texas; Washington
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