Appendix C
Acronyms
Listed below are the acronyms used in this report:
AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AIR
American Institutes for Research
ESEA
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL
English as a Second Language
FEP
Fully English proficient
GAO
General Accounting Office
LEP
Limited English proficient
LM
Language-Minority
LM-LEP
language-minority limited-English-proficient
NCES
National Center for Education Statistics
NIE
National Institute of Education
OBE
Office of Bilingual Education
OCR
Office for Civil Rights
OPBE
Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation
OBEMLA
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs
Part C Committee
Education Division Coordinating Committee
RFPs
Requests for proposals
RTI
Research Triangle Institute
SAIP
Special Alternative Instructional Programs