The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and Benefits to Private School Students and Teachers
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Title III
English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement
- Provides funds for teaching English to limited English proficient (LEP) children and helping them to meet State standards
- Formula grants to SEAs based 80% on the number of LEP students in the state and 20% on the number of recent immigrant students. SEAs allocate funds to LEAs based mainly on share of LEP student population
- LEAs are able to choose the method of instruction they would use to teach LEP children
