English Language Learners on the Texas/Mexico Border: An Ethnographic Study Examining State Education Accountability Policies

• In Event: 66.058 - Roundtable Session 28
  In Roundtable Session: 66.058-11 - Promises and Perils of Alternative Education Policies and Bilingual Education Programs

Abstract

This vertical (Bartlett & Vavrus, 2014) ethnographic study examines the process of accountability and the consequences of state accountability policies – specifically state-mandated end-of-course exams – for high school English Language Learners (ELLs) in El Paso, TX.

Authors

• Amy J. Bach, The University of Texas - El Paso

• Jair Munoz, The University of Texas - El Paso