Many L.A. students not moving out of English language classes

[Francis Hult]

Via lgpolicy...
 

Many L.A. students not moving out of English language classes

Almost 30% of those placed early on in such programs in L.A. Unified
were still in them when they started high school, study says. The
sooner students moved on, the more they excelled.
By Anna Gorman

October 29, 2009

Nearly 30% of Los Angeles Unified School District students placed in
English language learning classes in early primary grades were still
in the program when they started high school, increasing their chances
of dropping out, according to a new study released Wednesday. More
than half of those students were born in the United States and
three-quarters had been in the school district since first grade,
according to the report by the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute at USC.
The findings raise questions about the teaching in the district's
English language classes, whether students are staying in the program
too long and what more educators should do for students who start
school unable to speak English fluently.

Full story:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-english29-2009oct29,0,2542301,print.story



_______________________________________________
Edling mailing list
Edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu
https://lists.sis.utsa.edu/mailman/listinfo/edling
List Manager: Francis M. Hult