The Gap That Can't Go Away: The Catch-22 of Reclassification in Monitoring the Progress of English Learners

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-156

  Saunders, William M ^a   Marcelletti, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Talking Teaching Network   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; accountability; English language learners; reclassification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876971661     PISSN: 01623737     EISSN: 19351062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0162373712461849     Document Type: Article

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