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For over forty years, Asian Americans have been profiled as a “model minority.” All ethnic groups under the umbrella term “Asian American” are thought to excel in school, especially on standardized tests. By disaggregating Asian American students by ethnicity and English language learner status, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund’s new report, Left in the Margins: Asian American Students and the No Child Left Behind Act, reveals the presence of students who are struggling to keep up with the demands of school. One noteworthy statistic is that nearly one in four Asian American students is an English language learner (ELL).
According the report, many Southeast Asian students are likely to be the first in their generation to attend college. These students tend to face similar problems as other ELLs, including high pushout and dropout rates and the lack of linguistically and culturally competent teachers. As well, nearly half of all school age Asian Americans speak an Asian or Pacific Islander language. The report includes several policy recommendations. To read more about this Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund report, click on the URL list below.
URL: http://www.aaldef.org/article.php?article_id=368
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