In 1993-94, Saginaw (Michigan) City School District bilingual and migrant programs operated as one program at 24 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and both high schools. Enrollments were 633 students, primarily Hispanics, in the bilingual program and 584 students in the migrant program, with considerable overlap between enrollments. Each…

A longitudinal study examined how long it took 23,044 limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in grades K-12 in New York City to lose their legally-mandated entitlement to bilingual and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes. Findings show that although most students in the population of new-entrant LEP students will lose their entitlement…

Project SPEED, which is housed at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York, provides instruction in English as a second language (ESL) and in the student's native language, as well as bilingual instruction in social studies, computers, and typing to 366 students of limited English proficiency (LEP) in Grades 9-12. In 1983-84, all of the…

Project SPEED provides instruction in English as a second language (ESL) and native language arts in addition to bilingual instruction in mathematics, social studies, computer skills, and typing to 490 students of limited English proficiency (LEP) in grades 9 through 12. All program students were born outside the United States and their native…

Project Bilingual Spanish-to-English Career Training (BISECT), in its third and least year of funding, offered bilingual instruction, career awareness development, and supportive services to 301 Hispanic students of limited English proficiency at DeWitt Clinton High School. While all students spoke Spanish at home, their Spanish language ability…

Project COPE, in its second year of funding, offered basic skills instruction, career development, and pre-occupational training to 343 students of limited English proficiency in grades 9 through 12 at three sites in New York City. The students varied in native language skills, proficiency in English, and overall academic preparedness. The…

Project TRIUNFE provides instruction in English as a second language, native language development, and bilingual instruction in mathematics, science and social studies to limited English proficient Hispanic, Asian, and Haitian students. The program is a transitional program whose major goal is to mainstream students in less than two years.…

This multi-site project, in its second year of funding, proposed to provide instruction in English as a second language (ESL) and native language arts, in addition to bilingual instruction in mathematics, science, and social studies to 294 Hispanic, Chinese, and Haitian students in grades 9-12 at three high schools. Students varied widely in…

This final report summarizes the major Local/State Bilingual Program evaluation findings for the Austin Independent School District around four topics: (1) academic achievement; (2) the new kindergarten and first-grade Limited English Proficiency (LEP) exit criteria; (3) bilingual teacher recruitment; and (4) what can be learned from this year's…

The Bienvenido Bilingual Education Project was funded under Title VII of the Elementary Secondary Education Act and implemented in kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms of two elementary schools in Clark County, Nevada. The project aimed to provide for the bilingual educational needs of Spanish speaking students which had not been met by…

The debate over the past decade about the pedagogical effectiveness of bilingual education and the research evidence are reviewed. The case for bilingual education rests on the assumption that because children cannot learn in a language they do not understand, they will fall behind academically in programs taught only in that language. Against…

The English language skills needed by bilingual high school students, particularly Spanish speaking students with limited English ability, are considered. Secondary level bilingual students' needs differ from those of elementary school bilingual students because of the diversity of student backgrounds, variety of curricular demands, and diversity…

Using a sociological conceptualization of curriculum implementation, this study looked at the relationship between implementation and learning outcomes. The specific curriculum examined was a complex math-science curriculum for language minority students in grades 2-4. The study looked particularly at the effect on learning outcomes of allowing…

This is an evaluation report of the fifth year of a bilingual career education program, funded under Title VII and carried out at George W. Wingate High School, Brooklyn, New York. The program was designed to offer bilingual instruction and supportive services to the school's Haitian population, with the aim of preparing these students to…

In this book, four reports on education and the educational status of Puerto Ricans in the United States (primarily New York City) are reprinted. In "Puerto Ricans On The Mainland: The Educational Experience" by Francesco Cordasco, the social history of Puerto Ricans on the mainland is outlined and major factors concerning their…