[Lmresearch] New MPI report--Measures of Change: The Demography and Literacy of Adolescent English Learners

[Russell W. Rumberger]

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           Measures of Change: The Demography and Literacy  of Adolescent English Learners 

            By Jeanne Batalova, Michael Fix and Julie Murray 

            A new report from the Migration Policy Institute's National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, provides a demographic profile of the students in grades 6-12 who are LEP (or English Language Learners, i.e., ELLs).  The authors also focus on how adolescent ELL students are faring on standardized tests at the national level and in four states: California, Colorado, Illinois, and North Carolina. They analyze data from the 2005 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), known as the Nation's Report Card, and state tests from 2005. The report concentrates on 8th grade, a critical year in determining whether students will eventually drop out of school. 

            The authors find that: 


              a.. According to NAEP data, only 4 percent of LEP 8th grade students were proficient in reading nationwide, and 71 percent of LEP 8th graders scored below "basic? on reading. 
              b.. NAEP data also show that nationwide, only 6 percent of LEP 8th graders were proficient in math, and 71 percent scored below "basic? on math.   
              c.. LEP performance on standardized state reading and math tests varies widely from state to state. In 2005, 10 percent of LEP 8th graders in California met the state's math proficiency standards, while 62 percent of LEP 8th graders met North Carolina's standards. However, state standards, tests and policies for identifying and educating LEP students vary, making cross-state comparisons difficult. 
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