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Andrea L. Ochoa; Logan McDermott; Rebecca A. Cruz – Bilingual Research Journal, 2024
The "Lau v. Nichols" ruling shows the importance of tailoring programs for local multilingual learners. We used longitudinal data from one school district in California to assess the relationship between attending a school with a language support program and English language arts (ELA) achievement. We found that students labeled an…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Bilingual Education, Longitudinal Studies, English Learners
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McFadden, Bernard J. – Journal of Law and Education, 1983
Discusses the definition, recipients, and effectiveness of bilingual education; traces the legal history of the concept and the various attempts in search of a constitutional right to bilingual education; and summarizes the present interpretation by courts. (MLF)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Court Litigation, Elementary Education
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Gersten, Russell; Woodward, John – Educational Leadership, 1985
In 1978 a controversial evaluation found no difference in achievement between Hispanic students in transitional bilingual programs and those in regular classroom programs. The authors present an argument favoring the use of stuctured immersion programs instead of bilingual programs. (MD)
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Dropout Rate