Concerning English Learner Policy Trends in States’ New School Accountability Systems
How are states using the opportunity to redesign their school accountability systems? So far, it’s a mixed bag.
English Learners
Contours of the Field: Dual Language Learners and Academic Language
How are social and academic language distinct? How does this distinction affect DLLs’ development?
Criado en Chicago: Patterns of Hispanic Participation in Chicago’s Early Education Programs
New research shows unexpected patterns of early education participation for Hispanic children.
Contours of the Field: Dual Language Learners and Early Language Development
How do dual language learners acquire English? How do their native languages support that project?
Contours of the Field: Dual Language Learners and Immigration
How does the US immigrant experience influence dual language learners’ and English language learners’ success at school?
Translating Reclassification Policies into School-Level Practices
A new study examines local variations in EL reclassification rates in Texas and looks under the hood of the reclassification process
California’s New Data Dashboard and What It Means for English Learners
California’s new K-12 data tool brings greater transparency to English learners in an important way.
How Accountability Shaped New York City’s Dual Language Push
New York City’s K-12 dual language expansion was triggered by legal guardrails and pressure from watchdogs at various levels.
Same Topic, Different Tongue: the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Report on Language Learning
An American Academy of Arts and Sciences report on U.S. multilingualism echoes a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Med