Are Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students Being Taught by Teachers with LEP Training? (Issue Brief)

Title:	Are Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students Being Taught by Teachers with LEP Training? (Issue Brief)
Description:	Are public school teachers with LEP students in their classes trained in teaching LEP students? Are teachers with high percentages of LEP students in their classes more likely to have received LEP training than teachers with low percentages of LEP students? Since communication skills in English courses are so important, are teachers of English more likely to have received LEP training than teachers of other core subjects? Data from the 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), are used to address these questions.
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Cover Date:	January 1997
Web Release:	January 15, 1997
Publication #:	NCES 97907
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Elise McCandless, Robert Rossi, and Shannon Daugherty, American Institutes for Research
Type of Product:	Issue Brief
Survey/Program Areas:	Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
Keywords:	Limited English Proficient Students SASS Students • limited English proficiency, with Teachers • qualifications of
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Issue Brief, please contact: Ryan Iaconelli.