ERIC Number: ED564268
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jan
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
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English Learners (ELs) and College and Career Readiness. Fast Facts
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) has synthesized key data on English learners (ELs) into two-page PDF sheets, by topic, with graphics, plus key contacts. This document presents highlights relating to English learners and college and career readiness covering school-year (SY) 2011-2012. The topics for this report include: (1) Percentage of ELs and non-ELs participating in college- and career-readiness related high school programs: SY 2011-12; (2) States with the largest difference between the percentages of EL and non-EL students enrolled in gifted and talented programs in SY 2011-12; (3) Percentage of ELs and non-ELs who passed algebra I and/or had access to a full range of math and science courses: SY 2011-12; and (4) High school graduation rates, by race and ethnicity and EL status: SY 2011-12. Some facts included are: (1) Non-ELs participated in Advanced Placement (AP) programs at a rate that was two-and-a-half times that of ELs, and in Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs at a rate that was three-and-a-half times that of ELs in SY 2011-12; (2) Maryland reported the largest difference in the percentages of EL and non-EL students enrolled in gifted and talented programs in SY 2011-12; (3) In SY 2011-12, a lower percentage of ELs than non-ELs passed Algebra I in their last years of high school (grade 11 or 12) and, likewise, a lower percentage of ELs than non-ELs had access to a full range of math and science courses; and (4) IN SY 2011-12,59 percent of ELs received a regular high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade for the first time.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, College Readiness, Career Readiness, High School Graduates, Advanced Placement, Academically Gifted, Enrollment, Algebra, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Graduation Rate, Ethnicity, Racial Differences, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Pacific Islanders, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Whites, Statistical Data
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: High Schools; Secondary 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: Arkansas; California; Georgia; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Maryland; Nebraska; North Carolina; Oklahoma; Virginia
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