Educating Preservice Teachers: The State of Affairs
Overview of Critical Issues and Strategies for the 21st Century and Beyond
Poverty and Second-Language Students
The population of children from poverty and second-language backgrounds will continue to escalate. It is projected that the number of Hispanic school-age children will increase by 47 percent between 2000 and 2020 (Smith, Young, Bae, Choy, & Alsalam, 1997). Throughout the history of teaching, there always has been a need to ensure quality education and fair testing for children from culturally and linguistically diverse populations. With the increase of demographical diversity across the country, this need becomes a critical factor concerning how teachers are prepared to teach.