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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 Texas, 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 language other…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Child Care, Federal Aid, Grants
Bernal, Joe J. – Todays Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Mexican Americans
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 2000
Most of the predominantly Hispanic students at Los Fresnos High School (LFHS), Texas, speak both Spanish and English, qualify for reduced-price or free lunches, and are considered at-risk. LFHS students historically scored poorly on the California Achievement Test and Texas Assessment of Academic Skill, and many dropped out of school when they…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Case Studies, Educational Improvement
Ballesteros, Octavio A. – 1979
Issues related to bilingual bicultural education of Mexican American students are discussed in this collection of 26 articles contributed by 12 authors. The anthology focuses on the Mexican American in the Southwest and is intended primarily, though not exclusively, for the reader who is unfamiliar with the Spanish language and culture. Selections…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers