Proposition 227: A Public Policy Failure

Jill Kerper Mora, Ed. D.
San Diego State University

 

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  MoraModules Index

PLC 915 Syllabus

ED 516 Syllabus

Analysis of
Prop 227 implementation

Analysis of structured English immersion

Role of the Regulators: Analysis of 227 Implementation Controversies

Advocacy for Language Minority Students

Age of Enlightenment:
A Rebuttal to Critics of Bilingual Education

Philosophical Assumptions of English-only vs. Bilingual Education

SAT-9 Test Scores for ELLs: 
An Analysis

Effective Schooling Practices for Language Minorities Bibliography

The Bilingual Education Debate: Prejudice Formation

Debunking English Only

California's Demographic Realities

Theoretical Foundations of Bilingual Education

Identifying Fallacies in the Bilingual Education Debate

Critical Thinking in the Bilingual Education Debate

Proposition 227 Two Years Later: Triumph or Travesty?

How Long Does It Take to Learn Academic English?

A Road Map to the 
Bilingual Education Debate

Index to Dr. Mora's Web Pages
about Proposition 227

 

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