The next example was Hawaii pidgin english, pidgin positively affected the plantation life socially, politically and economically because it allowed for interaction between different racial groups within the same plantation even though they didn't have a common language to speak. ... Therefore the use of Pidgin was very useful because it allowed for communication within diverse languages and cultures, promoted a democracy,increased participation in government, and boosted the economy through trade and business deals. As a result the money accumulated from the pidgin language helped pro...

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Other supporters argue that a working knowledge of two languages serves as useful preparation for a student's years after high school. ... Without the use of their native language, they don't have a base to build on."" ... Since the implementation of the Bilingual Education Act of 1968, school districts across the nation have created programs that allow non-English speaking students to participate in intensive English language courses while learning other subjects, such as math, history, and science, in their native languages. ... Therefore, a major part of many bi-lingual educat...

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The bilingual program presented the student a scholastic curriculum that simultaneously instructed students all the required classes while teaching them the English language. ... Prior to Proposition 227, California's programs for immigrant students included English as a Second Language, in which students were taught the English language for part of the day, and bilingual education, in which students took classes taught in their native tongues until their English improved. ... The proposition introduces a new way of teaching the English language to immigrant children. ... The opponents ...

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"In 2006, 9 percent of Americans ages 16 to 24 left high school before getting a diploma, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. ... Factors that prohibit Hispanics from receiving a proper education are language barriers, lack of parental involvement, and cultural differences. ...

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Cudworth (2008) also mentions that minimal understanding of the culture is not only reflected by attitudes of the teaching staff, but also the National Curriculum within the educational structure. ... O'Hanlon and Holmes (2004) raise the issue that language can be a barrier for GRT children. ... However, Cudworth (2008) comments that due to the inconsistent attendance by some GRT pupils, teachers may struggle to deliver an education that meet the full requirements of the National Curriculum. ...

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Before this law, standards for students with disabilities, students from minority groups, English language learners, and students from lower socioeconomic classes were measured by lower proficiency standards. ... The results of a national survey of teachers by researchers at Boston College documented that over a hundred hours of instruction time is spent on test-taking strategies and taking practice tests in American schools. ... According to the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, the pressure felt by teachers associated with high stakes testing resulted in drill and practice...

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If black and white children spoke relatively different languages, as some aspects on English claim, on might expect black and white children with vocabularies of equal size to know somewhat different words. ... The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - Revised (PPVT-R) was designed as a measure of receptive language and has replaced the original Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) published in 1959. ...

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This problem resulted on the one hand from national concern with global competition. ... The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) has shown little improvement in the years under NCLB (Ravitch, 2011). ... Of course, many factors account for differences in scores between nations (socioeconomic differences, language barriers, etc.), but this is still no excuse. ...

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In its report, titled Pathways to Prevention (1999), the National Crime Prevention Council outlined the need to integrate protective factors that facilitate young people's ability to achieve and succeed. ... (National Crime Prevention Council 1999, p. 40) Successful career and transition programs are of the key components currently linking communities with local schools. ...

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- Charter School: A publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the terms of a legally binding contract or charter with a local or national authority. ...

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However, a fundamental change in education didn't occur until 1988, whereby a national curriculum was introduced, in an attempt to give every school a fair chance in cultivating pupils. ... It is not simply the performance of students, which influences scores in language tests but their "previous training". ...

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In its report, titled Pathways to Prevention (1999), the National Crime Prevention Council outlined the need to integrate protective factors that facilitate young people's ability to achieve and succeed. ... (National Crime Prevention Council 1999, p. 40). ...

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As reported in the National Center for Education Statistics (Rahman, 2009), white students are still scoring higher than black students. Whelan (2007) reported that states that provide educational support to a higher percentage of poor students and those with limited English language skills need to provide more services to allow them to reach the same level as other age appropriate students around the state. According to Whelan (2007), reports show "rural schools, located in the states with the most impoverished, minority, and English Language Learner (ELL) students happen to receive the ...

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