In July 2008, Judge William Wayne Justice ruled that the state of Texas failed to effectively educate secondary level English language learner (ELL) students and to monitor school district compliance with EEOA and state policy related to secondary ELL students.

On October 25, 2008, at the annual Texas Association for Bilingual Education conference, IDRA’s president and CEO, María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., presented a research-based framework that provides guidance for design, implementation and evaluation of an effective ELL program. Her presentation was part of a panel discussion on “A Critical Examination of Judge William Wayne Justice’s July 2008 Decision Regarding Education of ELLs: Provisions of the Case and Implications.” 

View the framework (pdf).