Most LEAs planned English-only TK with home-language support or dual language programs, but 17% planned no language supports¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? 59% of LEAs planned only English-only instruction with home-language support, 12% only dual language programs, 7% a mix, and 17% no language supports. → Leung-Gagné 2023

Evidence¶

Leung-Gagné 2023¶

Leung-Gagné, M., Wang, V., Melnick, H., & Mauerman, C. (2023). How are California school districts planning for universal prekindergarten? Results from a 2022 survey. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/109.432

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Survey item on planned TK language models (N = 1,108; response rate = 99.7%). "Most LEAs (59%) only plan to offer English-only instruction with home-language support"; 17% planned neither home-language support nor dual language programs.

"Most LEAs (59%) only plan to offer English-only instruction with home-language support; 12% plan to offer only dual language programs; and 7% of LEAs plan to offer a mix of English-only instruction and dual language programs."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• California's four largest districts planned rapid, comprehensive TK rollout including early admittance, full-day TK, dual language programs, and established assessments — related
• More than a quarter of California LEAs offered no classroom language model for multilingual TK students, and 38% of those LEAs serve populations where a third or more students are English learners — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)