Caught in a Policy Web: The Impact of Education Reform on Latino Education

Abstract

This article analyzes the impact of education policy initiatives on academic achievement and educational equity for Latino students, particularly bilingual learners. The impact of California's Proposition 227 is examined, along with concurrent laws regarding promotion and retention and approaches to literacy instruction. These state and federal policies work in concert with the standards and accountability movement intended to improve achievement for all students. However, preliminary research findings and analysis of their impact signal the incongruence with effective schooling practices for language minorities, indicating that this policy web may have a negative impact on Latino students' opportunities for successfully completing school.

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