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Angermeyer, Philipp Sebastian – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2014
This article explores the institutional policies and practices concerning multilingualism in small claims courts in New York City. Building on prior work that has investigated the language use of court interpreters and of the litigants for whom they translate, this study focuses on the analysis of institutional interactions in which all…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Language Usage, Translation, Language Attitudes
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Collins, James – Policy Futures in Education, 2015
"No Child Left Behind" is federal education legislation consisting of implementation programs intended to reconcile the goals of insuring equality while promoting competition in public education in the United States. Immigrant students whose primary languages are not English are included in the mandate of "NCLB," categorized as…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Immigrants, At Risk Students, English Language Learners
Park, Maki; O'Toole, Anna; Katsiaficas, Caitlin – Migration Policy Institute, 2017
This fact sheet provides demographic information for the young Dual Language Learner (DLL) population in New York State, based on Migration Policy Institute (MPI) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) data pooled over the 2011-15 period. DLLs, defined as children ages 8 and under with at least one parent who speaks a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Limited English Speaking, Preschool Children
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1972
The primary goal of the Regents in their bilingual education program is to provide equal educational opportunity for non-English-speaking children through activities capitalizing on their proficiency in their native language and developing competency in English. Two complementary goals are inherent: (1) a vitally needed national resource, the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Needs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1972
The primary goal of the Regents in their bilingual education program is to provide equal educational opportunity for non-English-speaking children through activities capitalizing on their proficiency in their native language and developing competency in English. Two complementary goals are inherent: (1) a vitally needed national resource, the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Needs
State Univ. of New York, Albany. – 1976
This report of a New York State conference on bilingual education in colleges and universities contains opening remarks, keynote addresses, papers, and workshop summaries. Opening remarks were made by Carmen Ana Perez, Emmett Fields, and Lewis P. Welch. Keynote addresses included "Bilingual Education at Hostos Community College" by…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Colleges, Conference Reports, Educational Policy
Language Association Bulletin, 1990
This document consists of the five issues of the "Language Association Bulletin" prepared for the 1989-1990 publishing year. The issues contain articles on a variety of subjects related to second language instruction, educational planning, and language planning. Topics include: articulation of foreign language education in New York…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Cultural Context, Cultural Education