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Download full textMassachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Transitional Bilingual Education. – 1974
This manual is said to be intended to bring together under one cover the fundamental documents relating to the landmark legislation, the Transitional Bilingual Education Act. A general synopsis of Chapter 71A of the Act includes what a program in transitional bilingual education consists of, who has the right to it, and what the obligations of the…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers
Ferguson, Laura – Equity and Choice, 1986
Two mothers of pupils in the Holyoke School System revitalized flagging parent involvement efforts with a program, the City-Wide Parent Participation Council, that includes the following strategies: (1) membership, voting, and elections; (2) scheduling; (3) minority outreach; (4) communications staff and office; (5) publicity; and (6) special…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Minority Group Influences, Outreach Programs, Parent Associations
Ouimette, Monique; Feldman, Jay; Tung, Rosann; Chamblin, Nadia; Coyne, Samantha – Center for Collaborative Education, 2002
Parent involvement in their children's education is widely regarded as a way to help students succeed in school. High parental involvement has been linked to increases in student achievement and engagement in school. As a result, efforts to increase parent involvement in their children's education, both in and out of school, have been included in…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Parent School Relationship
