ERIC Number: EJ859090
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 25
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Mexicans in the Pacific Northwest: Lesson from Progressive School Leaders for Progressive Educational Policy
Shannon, Sheila M.
Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, v8 n2 p16-40 Fall 2008
Latinos now live and work in areas of the United States where they have not been before. These changes impact schools in a variety ways. This article reviews recent research on how communities have responded in the South, New England and the West with a primarily assimilationist approach including English-only policies. The article then provides a description of one school district's response in the Pacific Northwest. This school district's progressive leadership provides guidance for progressive educational policy. The author concludes with a recommendation that the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 that No Child Left Behind eclipsed be reinstated to guide the nation in these changing times. (Contains 2 tables and 6 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Public Schools, Federal Legislation, Bilingual Education, School Districts, Educational Policy, Social Change, Progressive Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Pluralism, Migrant Education, Migrant Problems, Effective Schools Research, Policy Analysis, Mexicans
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Bilingual Education Act 1968; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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