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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456522503321

Titolo

Allocating federal funds for state programs for English language learners [[electronic resource] /] / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-21339-7

9786613213396

0-309-18659-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Disciplina

379.121

Soggetti

English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers - United States - Finance

Education - Finance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Panel to Review Alternative Data Sources for the Limited-English Proficiency Allocation Formula under Title III, Part A, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Committee on National Statistics and Board on Testing and Assessment, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 American Community Survey Estimates""; ""3 Quality and Comparability of State Tests of English Language Proficiency""; ""4 State Procedures for Identifying and Classifying English Language Learners""; ""5 Comparison of American Community Survey Estimates and State Counts""; ""6 Comparability of Estimates of Immigrant School-Age Children""; ""7 Decision Criteria and Recommendations""; ""References and Bibliography""

""Appendix A: Review of English Language Proficiency Tests""""Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""; ""Committee on National Statistics""; ""Board on Testing and Assessment""