ERIC Number: EJ1347644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3896
Educational Language Policy in Massachusetts: Discourses of the LOOK Act
Educational Policy, v36 n6 p1440-1463 Sep 2022
Within the United States, equity for English learners, while essential, has remained elusive. As such, language policy in education is a central issue. When An Act Relative to Language Opportunity for Our Kids (LOOK Act) was passed in 2017 in Massachusetts, it was celebrated as a victory for bilingual education after a 15-year period of mandated English-only education. This study thus aims to analyze the language and intertextual discourses of the LOOK Act to inform its interpretation and appropriation by agents at various levels and investigate how language, language use, and language users are positioned in the Act.
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Equal Education, English Language Learners, State Legislation, Bilingual Education, Discourse Analysis, State Policy, English (Second Language)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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