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Multilingualism and American Schools: Sensible Policies, Senseless Politics
Federal education policies are changing quickly. This means new opportunities, and challenges, for multilingual students.
How Portland Public Schools is Building a Pipeline of Bilingual Teachers
With a growing number of DLL's in public schools, bilingual teachers are in high demand.
Integrating Language and Content: Science for Dual Language Learners
A new study highlights how integrating language supports into mainstream curriculum helps close science achievement gaps for DLLs.
Meeting Special Needs: A Call for Universal Screenings
Early screenings have the potential to make a dramatic difference in the developmental trajectory of children with special needs.
Too Many States Set a Low Bar to Become a Child Care Teacher or Leader
Lead teachers and center directors in child care centers need to have a strong understanding of child development.
New Study Links Kindergarten Social-Emotional Skills to Long-Term Success
A new study from researchers provides further evidence of the high costs of entering kindergarten without key social-emotional skills.
Worry Less about Your High Schoolers’ Testing Time and More about Their Tests’ Quality
It’s time to put our conventional wisdom about testing to the test, says Abigail Swisher.
Construction Ahead: Are State Policies Building Bridges, Detours, or Roadblocks to College?
In "Mapping College Ready Policies," Abigail Swisher analyzes states' progress to ensure all students are on a path to high school.
Fully Funding IDEA: A Democratic Dream or Just an Empty Promise?
Sanders and Clinton have both pledged to fully fund IDEA - an expensive proposition that Obama has failed to prioritize.
Following the rules or making its own?: Pennsylvania is the only state barring online students from its need-based grant program
Why is Pennsylvania the only state barring online students from the state's need-based grant program?'
Standardized Assessments of College Learning: Past and Future
Fredrik deBoer looks at current research regarding standardized assessment policies and outcomes.
The Rise and Fall of PoliSci Plus This Changes Everything, Pt. II
Higher Ed Happy Hour Episode 15: brief discussion on Season 4 of The Americans, then how we should blow up the federal financial aid system.
Why States Need a Strategy on K-2 Literacy and Math Assessment
New America looked at whether states had implemented an approach to assessment by of K- 2 literacy and math.