English Learners
New Report: States’ Reclassification Policies Cause Chaos for Dual Language Learners
State dual language learner policies are literally and figuratively all over the map. But they’re building more harmony into the system.
Putting Dual Language Learners First in Minnesota
Minnesota’s reforms to how their public schools serve dual language learners are exciting. A new brief explores their strategy for effective
More Research On Precisely What Works for English Language Learners
New research on how schools can best support English language learners: less conclusive than we might like.
Research on Making Policy Reforms Work for Dual Language Learners
It’s one thing to get the policies right for supporting dual language learners. It’s quite another to implement those policies well.
Beyond Subprime Learning: Our Ideas for Accelerating Progress in Early Education
Our new report calls for policies that are aimed at improving the quality of interactions between teachers and children.
Making the Common Core Work for Latino Students
As exhausting as they can be, today’s children are a critical economic resource.
Building on Immigrants’ Strengths to Improve Their Children’s Early Education
The last few years have been particularly good ones for advocates of greater investments in early education access.
Department of Education Charter School Program Grants Focus on DLLs
While there’s increasing evidence that DLLs follow unique patterns of linguistic development, these do not constitute deficits.
New Research: Montessori Pre-K Works for Latino Students
There’s a common assumption lurking in discussions about education reform: Instruction in basic skills is somehow in tension with enrichment