Re-starting and Strengthening Accountability for English Learners:
States must capitalize on this opportunity to ensure their accountability systems reflect all students’ opportunity to learn.
English Learners
Report Shows Promising Outcomes for English Learners in Schools Using the SEAL Instructional Model in California
Research highlights the positive impact a research-based instructional program can have on EL outcomes.
Full-day Pre–K Programs Lead to Better Long-term Outcomes For Dual Language Learners
New study finds early enrollment in pre–K programs that provide bilingual support results in better outcomes for English learners.
New Online Toolkit Offers Educators Research-based Instructional Resources To Support Multilingual Students in PreK-3
This one-stop-shop offers all educators the opportunity to build their capacity to support linguistically diverse students.
New Research Illuminates EL Teacher Certification Requirements and Related Impacts on Student Learning
Policymakers should take note of the fact that less rigorous certification requirements have a negative impact on EL students.
New English Learner Accountability Hub: One-Stop-Shop for State-Level EL Policies
A state-by-state look at EL policies and practices across the country after ESSA.
Early Childhood Educators Hungry for Strategies to Support State’s Growing Population of Multilingual Children
A new report offers insight on how to provide continual development opportunities for teachers in dual language classrooms in California.
Critical Race Theory & Schools: What’s Really Going On?
Critical race theory (CRT) is a theoretical framework developed in the 70’s to understand the intersection of race, power, and policy.
English Learners Were at a High Risk of Being Suspended Before the Pandemic, Restorative Practices May Offer Much Needed Relief
ELs’ post-COVID socioemotional and behavioral needs will require a shift in school discipline towards empathetic restorative approaches.
States Provide First-hand Accounts of Most Pressing Needs of English Learners After a Year and a Half of Remote Learning
Mental health, disengagement, and growing opportunity gaps among top issues for English learners as they close out the 2020-21 school year.