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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.
Tennessee Bets on Grow Your Own Programs to Help Strengthen and Expand Its Teacher Workforce
Tennessee has leveraged federal recovery funds to launch a statewide grant program to support the development and expansion of GYO programs.
California Moves Toward Universal Pre-K
The work to build universal pre-K in California has been a long time coming.
Six States Have Now Passed LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum Legislation—Each with a Different Definition of “Inclusion”
Breaking down state curricular mandates and how they will impact instructional content
What inclusive learning could and should look like
Three key insights from our conversation with students and district leaders about materials
Biden’s Vision for How to Strengthen the Teacher Workforce
New America takes a close look at the President's $2 billion request for attracting, preparing, supporting, and retaining a diverse, high-qu
Language, Race, and Ethnic Diversity Among Asian American and Pacific Islander English Learners
AAPI communities are heterogeneous, but the Asian subgroup in education data does not reflect ELs with less common Asian ancestry.
Disabling Inequity: A Look at School Discipline Findings for Students with Disabilities
New America explores a report on students with disabilities and the high rates of out of school discipline and policing they experience.
How Can the Federal Government Improve Early Educator Compensation?
With public attention and policymakers focused on child care, there is a window of opportunity to pursue bold reforms around compensation.
To Build High-Quality Universal Pre-K, Invest in Community-Based Providers
This blog post presents ideas for how to strengthen community-based pre-K programs in a universal pre-K system.
Make Child Care More Stable: Pay by Enrollment
This brief explores the benefits of enrollment-based payments for child care providers as one step for broader reform.
Family Outreach is a Key Pillar of Support as English Learners Transition Back to In-person Instruction Amid Pandemic Concerns
Through intentional communication and engagement local education leaders can help ensure immigrant children return as schools reopen.
