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Title | Report: ELL Students Neglected in School Turnaround Efforts |
Body | From http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/04/17/ell-students-neglected-in-school-turnaround-efforts.aspx ELL Students Neglected in School Turnaround Efforts A new evaluation of School Improvement Grant recipients shows that even in schools with high percentages of English language learners, ELL students were poorly represented in strategic reform efforts. The report — Study of School Turnaround: A Focused Look at Schools Receiving School Improvement Grants That Have Large Percentages of English Language Learner Students (issued by the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences) — looked at 11 schools that participated in the SIG program over a three-year period (from 2010–2011 to 2012–2013) and evaluated the depth to which these schools addressed the needs of ELL students, using a point-based system. It found that, at best, only moderate attention was paid to the unique needs of ELLs. For the most part, only limited attention was given. No schools achieved the highest category, "strategic attention." Read the full article and access the report at http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/04/17/ell-students-neglected-in-school-turnaround-efforts.aspx |
Source | THE Journal |
Inputdate | 2014-04-19 17:17:52 |
Lastmodifieddate | 2014-04-21 03:09:27 |
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Publishdate | 2014-04-21 02:15:01 |
Displaydate | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 |
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