Frontmatter -- Contents -- Part 1: Context -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Looking Back: Historical Lens on Arizona Policies and Practices -- 3. Contemporary Context of English Learner Education -- Part 2: Findings -- 4. Starting at the Center: English Language Development in Classrooms -- 5. Local Policy (P)layers: Classroom, School and District Educators -- 6. Administrators and Educators: State Educational Policy in Practice -- 7. Legislators and Lobbyists: Power, Politics and Policy in Arizona -- Part 3: Discussion -- 8. Rationalizing the Education of English Learners in Arizona: The Complexities of Language Policy in Practice -- 9. Looking Forward: Recommendations for English Learner Education -- References -- Index