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Garcia, Amaya; Manuel, Alexandra; Buly, Marsha Riddle – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2019
English learners (ELs) make up 10% of the U.S. student population and are increasingly enrolling in school districts that have little experience with educating these students. A majority of states report shortages in teachers prepared to work with ELs, particularly in the area of bilingual education. Grow Your Own (GYO) programs that recruit and…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, English Language Learners, Bilingual Education
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Chu, Marilyn; Martinez-Griego, Barbara; Cronin, Sharon – Young Children, 2010
Education qualification requirements for early childhood teachers are increasing in many types of federal, state, and community-based early childhood programs. The 2007 reauthorization of Head Start requires all teachers to have associate degrees and 50 percent to have earned a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education by the year 2013. At…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Young Children, College School Cooperation
Ross, Kathleen; Crawford, Jeanne – Momentum, 1990
Describes a multicultural teacher education partnership between Heritage College (HC) and the Yakima School District in Washington State, allowing minority and/or bilingual school district paraprofessionals to earn their teaching degrees at HC. Graduates commit to teaching three years in district schools. Discusses funding sources and profiles…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Career Change, College Students, Higher Education
Fleagle, Matthew – Northwest Education, 1996
Describes the North Central Educational Service District (Washington) Priority Hispanic Certification program for training bilingual teachers. Begun in 1993, the program finds, trains, and certifies bilingual paraprofessionals and foreign-trained teachers to fill the need for bilingual teachers in central Washington schools. Teacher training…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, English (Second Language), Higher Education