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Free Lunch for All Hungry Students
The Community Eligibility Provision allows districts with 40% or more students receiving free lunch to offer free meals to all students.
Is Effective Teacher Professional Development Just a “Mirage?”
Analysis of new research report looking at what types of professional development help teachers improve, and recommendations for a new path.
Interview: Improving Policies for Latino Children and Their Families
Texting Parents to get Kids Ready 4K!
By the age of four, poor children in the United States hear 30 million fewer words than children from middle- to upper-income families.
A Changing Portland, A Changing District: Language Diversity in the Centennial School District (Part Two)
Centennial School District is leveraging curriculum mapping, professional learning communities , and instructional support for DLLs.
Creating a Strong Dual Immersion Program
Karen Beeman is an education consultant whose speciality is biliteracy and bilingual education.
Charter Pre-K: Early Education’s Missed Opportunity?
There is strong evidence that urban high-performing charter schools offer greater learning gains for low income children.
A Changing Portland, A Changing District: Language Diversity in the Centennial School District (Part One)
The language diversity in Centennial School District is a testament to the demographic changes the city has undergone.
Project GLAD: So Much More to Learn
GLAD began as a series of instructional strategies developed in the 1980s to teach academic content to ELLs.
Bipartisan ECAA Doesn’t Go Far Enough to Guarantee Equitable, Quality Education for All
In a surprise act of bipartisanship, the Senate passed the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA), with re-authorization of No Child Left Behind.
Interview with Karen Beeman: On the Development of Biliteracy
Amaya Garica discusses biliteracy with Karen Beeman. This is part one.
How Early Education Can Reduce Special Education Placements
In most American schools at least one out of every ten students will be classified as special needs.
The Difficult Path to Implementing Language Access for ELL Students
The Language Access amendment intends to create accountability provisions for D.C. agencies to fully implement the Language Access Act.
Dual Language Learners Reader Post #10: Preparing Educators to Work with DLLs
How are we preparing teachers to work with dual language learners? Can we improve?