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Glenn, Charles L. – Principal, 2002
Compares bilingual education in the United States with language immersion in Europe. Concludes that two-way bilingual education, combining elements of both bilingual and language immersion, may be the best approach for teaching English to immigrant students. Two-way bilingual classes combine English-speaking students with an equal number of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Two Way Immersion Programs
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Tolbert, Linda; Theobald, Paul – Childhood Education, 2006
In the spring of 2005, the Bush administration announced that guidelines for following the mandates of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) had been made less restrictive. More of this "loosening" will follow, albeit quietly, lest the public discover the delusional qualities that went into the original version of the bill. Nevertheless, NCLB has…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Urban Education, Public Education, Early Childhood Education
Steinberg, James B., Ed.; And Others – 1992
This volume presents 13 essays on urban problems in the United States, particularly in Los Angeles (California) following the 1992 riots, and policy options for the future. Part 1 addresses policies of the past three decades; Part 2 looks at children, youth, and families; Part 3 discusses crime and criminal justice; and Part 4 examines public…
Descriptors: Children, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime, Drug Abuse
Vail, Kathleen – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2004
Aimed at eliminating the barriers to learning wrought about by poverty, Minneapolis and other urban school districts educate a substantial portion of poor and disadvantaged children and go nearly anywhere to hold parenting classes, homeless shelters, neonatal care units, high schools, and even jails. This article details the early childhood…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Urban Education, Early Childhood Education, School Districts
Danis, Claudia, Ed.; Hrimech, Mohamed, Ed. – 1995
The following papers (with nine in French) are included: "Refocusing the Multicultural Discourse in Adult Education" (Acton); "University Extension and the Service University" (Archer); "Linking Cases to Course Content" (Block); "The Effects of Education on Food Security among Low Income Urban Adults"…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Art Education, Biographies