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The primary purpose of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is to stimulate economic recovery. But ARRA also provides an extraordinary opportunity to improve educational outcomes for children most in need. English language learners (ELLs) are a very large, rapidly growing, and currently under-served population who stand to benefit greatly from the attention and resources provided by ARRA.
A group of researchers developed a document offering a set of recommendations that target specific opportunities for improving ELL outcomes through ARRA allocations. The group of researchers making these recommendations has extensive experience in the education of ELL students and a substantial understanding of the research base on effective strategies for this population. The purpose of these recommendations is to generate discussion and guide decision-making when the question is: "How can we use ARRA funds to better serve the English language learners in our program?"
For further information or questions, please contact Claudia Saad at csaad@asha.org or 800-498-2071, ext. 5721.
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