Title page
Contents
Why this study? 2
Research questions 5
Findings 7
Implications 15
References 18
Acknowledgments 22
Figure 1. Schools with higher percentages of Alaska Native English learner kindergarten students tended to be rural, have a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students,... 8
Figure 2. Alaska Native English learner students were more likely to be economically disadvantaged in a cash-based economy than non-Alaska Native English learner students were,... 9
Figure 3. A large reclassification rate gap between Alaska Native and non-Alaska Native English learner students emerged between kindergarten and grade 7 and was only partially explained... 12
Figure 4. Among student, school, and district characteristics, economic disadvantage, heritage or home language, and school locale are strong predictors of the timing and probability... 14
Boxes
Box 1. Key terms 3
Box 2. Data sources, sample, and methods 6