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28 Apr 2006
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How Are English Learners Faring Under Proposition 227?

Thomas Parrish, Amy Merickel, Maria Perez, Miguel Socias, Angeline Spain, Cecilia Speroni, Phil E. Esra, Leslie Brock, and Danielle DeLancey

California educates the most English learner students in the United States, by far. In 1998, California voters passed Proposition 227, mandating that English learners entering California schools be placed in structured English immersion for a period “not normally to exceed one year,” then be transferred to mainstream classrooms taught “overwhelmingly in English.” To track the effects of Proposition 227, the California Department of Education commissioned a five-year evaluation of the proposition’s implementation and impact. This summary of the study undertaken by the American Institutes for Research and WestEd highlights the full report’s findings and recommendations.

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Evaluation of Proposition 227

The California Department of Education (CDE) contracted AIR to provide information about the implementation and effects of Proposition 227 and of the English Language Acquisition Program (ELAP), which provided funding to support instruction for ELLs in the state. This five-year evaluation informed CDE about the effect on students, schools, and districts of Proposition 227 and about the future viability of ELAP. Using case studies, phone and written surveys, statistical analyses of student performance data, stakeholder interviews, and document reviews, AIR staff investigated federal-, state-, district-, and school-level factors that influenced the implementation of Proposition 227 and evaluated trends in student outcomes since its passage.

Further Reading

  • Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English Learners, K-12
  • Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English Learners, K–12, Appendices
  • Five-Year Study of Proposition 227 Finds No Conclusive Evidence Favoring One Instructional Approach for English Learners
  • Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English Learners, K-12 (Year 1 Report)
  • Evaluation of Proposition 227
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