Dual Language Learners and the Scourge of Limited Data
How many dual language learners are there in U.S. schools? Are there more now than last year? The answer(s) may surprise you.
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Let’s Talk: Lumina Launches a National Dialogue on Credentials
Lumina Foundation announced an initiative today addressing how to better align credentialing policies with the needs of students.
Dual Language Learners Reader Post #5: Models of Language Instruction
While the English-only movement in US schools has been flagging, debate over how to support DLLs' development continues.
What a Dollar (or 400 Million of Them) Can Do
News of this gift to an already well-funded institution made me wonder: What could $400 million do at less funded schools?
Deciding To Go To College: 2015 College Decisions Survey Part 1
ATB Mysteries Revealed: ED Issues Guidance on the New “Ability to Benefit” Rule
The U.S. Department of Education distributed a letter outlining the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014.
The Challenge of Diversity in Pre-K Classrooms
Universal pre-K expands enrollment to students of different socioeconomic levels and races, but does not always improve at classroom-level.
What the Seal of Biliteracy Can Do for English Language Learners
A growing body of research has shown the potential cognitive, cultural, and economic benefits of bilingualism.
Changing the Incentives for Colleges to Enroll and Graduate Low-Income Students
Colleges have little incentive to enroll low-income students and it is increasingly reflected in their student aid policies.
Dual Language Learners Reader Post #4: How Long Does it Take to Learn English?
Post 4 of the DLL Reader deals with one of the big questions in policies related to DLLs.
The Art of Implementation: California’s LCAPs Fall Short for ELs
Amaya Gracia explains California's education reform, the Local Control Formula, and how certain districts fall short of the standards.
College Decisions Survey: Deciding to Go to College
New America released the first in a series of College Decisions Survey briefs about college, and financing process literacy in students.
Language, Identity, and Community in Hawaiian Immersion Schools
Hawaiian immersion schools have been pushing for more policy flexibility for years.
Dual Language Learners Reader Post #3: Identifying DLLs
There are more dual language learners in American schools every year. But how do various states screen to determine which students are DLLs?