New Title III Grants Signal Shifting Federal Priorities for ELL Educators
The 2016 National Professional Development (NPD) grant competition for ELL educators is live.
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Interview: New Research Links Dual Immersion to Reading Score Gains
Dr. Robert Slater explains how his new study highlights the academic benefit of dual immersion for all students, including DLL's.
Dual Immersion Programs: Expanding and Endangered
Dual immersion programs are expanding across the country, but will tough budget cuts eliminate a decades-old program?
Accountability for Recently Arrived ELLs: What’s Fair?
How should systems fairly and appropriately account for the academic achievement of recently arrived ELLs?
New Column: Improving Our Immigration and Education Debates
Dual language learners should be a big part of our immigration AND education debates. But we rarely take them seriously in either. Why?
The Every Student Succeeds Act and Dual Language Learners
No Child Left Behind is about to be replaced. What does the Every Student Succeed Act mean for English language learners?
The Critical Role Schools Play in Responding to Refugees
What should policymakers and educators consider in order to design supports that meet refugee students' needs?
The “Triple Segregation” of Latinos, ELLs: What Can We Do?
Latino school segregation has dramatically increased over the past several decades. What does this mean for Latinos and other DLLs?
Portland Public Schools: Achieving Equity One Dual Immersion Program at a Time
A report prepared for the PPS Board of Education highlighted the sizable achievement gaps for DLLs.
Early Learning Standards for DLLs: How Can States Do Better?
How are states supporting DLLs through their early learning standards and guidelines?
New Column: Scaling Up Strong Practices for Supporting Dual Language Learners
We're learning so much about what works for dual language learners. When are we going to start scaling up those strong practices?'
New Reports: Dual Language Learners in Portland (OR), San Antonio (TX), and Washington (DC)
New America's Dual Language Learners National Work Group releases profiles of three communities innovating Dual Language Learning.
No Child Left Behind and Dual Language Learners
Examples of how federal accountability policies can drive schools to improve their instructional models for dual language learners.