The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Recommendations for Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners

By Diane August, Steve Barnett, Donna Christian, Michael Fix, Ellen Frede, David Francis, Patricia Gandara, Eugene Garcia, Claude Goldenberg, Kris Gutierrez, Kenji Hakuta, Janette Klingner, Jennifer O'Day, Charlene Rivera
2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides an opportunity to improve educational outcomes for children most in need, if the funds are used wisely. The authors of this report offer recommendations targeting specific opportunities for improving English Language Learner (ELL) outcomes through ARRA allocations, including those to Title I, IDEA and special education, teacher quality improvement grants, and early childhood education.

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