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The Case for Bilingual Education in American Schools

Examines why bilingual education remains vital for immigrant students in America, exploring its benefits, shortcomings, and how reforms can improve outcomes.

Education

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Chicago Public Schools Bilingual Education Program Analysis

An analysis of Chicago Public Schools' bilingual education models, student demographics, program effectiveness, and recommendations for English Language Learners.

Education

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Bilingual Education in the US: History and Cross-Cultural Impact

Explores the history of bilingual education in the US, from linguistic pluralism to modern ESL programs, and its cross-cultural and multicultural implications.

Education

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Women's portrayal and exclusion in Rudyard Kipling's Kim

If so, should this book still be an honored member of the English canon?

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Latino students' language barriers and cultural integration in American schools

The United States of America has quite a number of minority groups having their origins from various parts of the world, some in large numbers while some are very few in numbers and according to data provided by the United States Census Bureau in the year 2003, the Latino population is the largest…

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British traditions and the formation of American colonial society

In the 18th and 19th centuries, a literary metaphor that was commonly used was a crucible, or melting pot, that described the combination of numerous cultures and ideas into one -- just as one might put several different ingredients into a pot to make stew.

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Scaffolding strategies for Maori students in Australian primary schools

Classroom context is one that is typical for Australian P-3 schools. The seating is arranged to ensure that students can communicate with one another in group activities, yet also separated enough so they can concentrate on lessons.

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Jasper Mayne's "The City Match" and the Commonwealth stage closures

Jasper Mayne's "The City Match" (1639) -- the relationship of the drama to the British Commonwealth and the Restoration One of the most seismic events of British literature was the silencing of the British stage during the period of history known as the Commonwealth, when the monarchy was abolished…

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Standardized testing disparities in American schools

Upon reviewing the website (www.alfiekohn.com) concerning standardized testing in U.S. schools, and reading some of the articles, one must believe that standardized testing throughout the United States is extremely faulty.

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Language acquisition and engagement in a Spanish-speaking seventh grader

The arena of children's language development is one that really does incorporate a choice of distinctive theoretical viewpoints.

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