Learning the Language

Education in Indian Country: An Education Week Multimedia Package

By Lesli A. Maxwell December 4, 2013 at 8:05 AM
 Education Week takes a close look at the obstacles and opportunities for American Indian children in finding success in school and beyond.
Native American Students

Lakota Language and Culture Central to Schools on Pine Ridge Reservation

By Lesli A. Maxwell December 3, 2013 at 9:37 PM
 After decades of linguistic and cultural loss, schools on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota strive to teach the Lakota language.
Native American Students

Iowa Task Force Outlines Challenges for State's English-Language Learners

By Lesli A. Maxwell December 3, 2013 at 2:26 PM
 Demographic shifts and low achievement levels for English-learners are prompting Iowa education officials to examine how to improve services.
Immigration Instruction

English-Learner Clearinghouse Website Back Up and Running

By Lesli A. Maxwell November 26, 2013 at 10:23 AM
 The website for the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition will be available as the Education Department shifts responsibility for NCELA to a new manager.
Federal Policy

How Monolingual Teachers Can Support Young Dual-Language Learners

By Lesli A. Maxwell November 22, 2013 at 10:07 AM
 Teachers can use a number of practices to support both English-language development and home-language development in the early grades.
Dual language

English-Language Learner Clearinghouse To Be Revamped, Ed. Dept. Says

By Lesli A. Maxwell November 20, 2013 at 10:07 AM
 The U.S. Department of Education says a new contract for managing the National Clearinghouse for English-Language Acquisition "reaffirms its continued commitment" to support English-language learner needs.
Federal Policy Resources

ELLs and Nation's Report Card: No Change in Reading and Math Performance

By Lesli A. Maxwell November 11, 2013 at 12:50 PM
 English-language learner performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress has stayed fairly stagnant in recent years.
Assessment Testing

School Provision of Ala. Anti-Immigrant Law Gutted in Legal Settlement

By Lesli A. Maxwell November 4, 2013 at 11:02 AM
 The state of Alabama has agreed to block several provisions of the state's anti-immigration law to settle lawsuits filed by civil rights groups and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Civil Rights Immigration

Civil Rights Researcher Gary Orfield Calls For New Look at School Segregation

By Sarah D. Sparks November 4, 2013 at 9:48 AM
 Civil Rights researcher Gary Orfield called for new thinking about school segregation in the 10th annual Brown lecture on education research.
Civil Rights Research

Ed. Dept. Still Seeking Input on English-Learner Programs

By Lesli A. Maxwell October 31, 2013 at 9:34 AM
 The federal agency extends a deadline to allow more people to weigh in on how to improve its services for the ELL community.
Federal Policy

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