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Direct linkGuo, Qian; Koretz, Daniel – Educational Policy, 2013
The large number of limited English proficient (LEP) children in U.S. schools and the uncertainty about the impact of bilingual education versus English immersion on their achievement warrant rigorous investigation of the effects of "English immersion laws." We estimated the impact of "Question 2", the Massachusetts English…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Reading Skills, Bilingual Education
Walsh, Catherine E.; Carballo, Eduardo B. – 1986
This study of the effectiveness of transitional bilingual education (TBE) programs for Hispanic students in five Massachusetts school districts analyzed data on students' personal and educational characteristics (place of birth, socioeconomic status, number of years in TBE, district mobility, attendance, test scores, academic grades, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis
Download full textRossell, Christine H.; Baker, Keith – 1996
The book "Bilingual Education in Massachusetts: The Emperor Has No Clothes" is summarized. The summary outlines the demographic situation of the limited-English-proficient (LEP) population and the status of bilingual education in the state, within the context of existing legislation. Issues in the debate over availability and type of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Book Reviews, Change Strategies, Costs
Spier, Adele W.; And Others – 1983
A statewide study was conducted to identify and describe successful voluntary school desegregation programs funded under Chapter 636, a 1974 amendment to Massachussets' Racial Imbalance Law. Programs selected were of four types: (1) school-based (elementary, middle, and high); (2) school system- or district-wide; (3) part-time and full-time…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Busing, Career Education, College School Cooperation
Rossell, Christine H. – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2000
Since the 1960s, the U.S. Department of Education has enthusiastically embraced bilingual education. In this paper, the author evaluates the federal bilingual education program. Based on her studies of the implementation of bilingual education in California, Massachusetts, and New York City, she concludes that the program is of dubious value. She…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Bilingual Education, Minority Group Children, Bilingualism
Porter, Rosalie Pedalino – 1999
The history of bilingual education in Massachusetts since its first bilingual education law in 1971 is examined and compared to the experience of California, which is offered as an example of how bilingual education policy and practice may evolve in other states. It is suggested that Massachusetts has paralleled the California experience in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational History
