Another Civil Rights Probe of ELL Services in Massachusetts
This time, federal civil rights officials are looking into a complaint that Boston charter schools don't enroll or adequately serve English-language learners. Read Full Post >
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November 01, 2011
July 29, 2011
ELLs Can Integrate Effectively, Reports Emphasize
Two new reports about English-language learners discuss some of the newest trends in education: charter schools and early-learning programs. Read Full Post >
April 26, 2011
ELL Recruitment Targets for New York Charters Yet to Be Set
New York has not yet set targets for the enrollment and retention of ELLs for charter schools in the state. Read Full Post >
March 31, 2011
KIPP Schools Enroll Fewer ELLs and Special Ed. Students
A new study by Western Michigan University researchers is the second study I've written about this school year that has found the KIPP network of charter schools enrolls a smaller proportion of English-language learners and special education. students than the school districts they draw from. Read Full Post >
March 14, 2011
Mass. Law Makes it Easier for Charters to Recruit ELLs
A charter operator in Massachusetts is taking advantage of a new law that requires public schools to turn over contact information of parents and the languages they speak to charter operators. Read Full Post >
March 10, 2011
L.A.'s Mayor Urges Charter Schools to Enroll More ELLs
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is urging charter operators to get involved in turning around low-performing schools and enroll more English-language learners and students with disabilities to prove they aren't "cherry-picking." Read Full Post >
March 01, 2011
Mass. Charter Schools Approved Despite Concerns About ELLs
The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved 16 of 17 proposed charter schools yesterday, despite objections from an ELL advocacy group. Read Full Post >
February 25, 2011
ELL Group Urges Enforcement of Mass. Charter Provisions
An ELL advocacy group that had a hand in getting requirements written into Massachusetts law aimed to spur new charter schools to serve English-language learners is worried that the requirements are being largely ignored. Read Full Post >
December 21, 2010
Mass. Charter Proposals Lack Focus on ELLs, Group Says
Almost all of the recent proposals to open new charter schools in Massachusetts lack a strong commitment to serve English-language learners, according to Multicultural Education, Training, and Advocacy, Inc., an advocacy group for ELLs based in Somerville, Mass. Read Full Post >
December 07, 2010
Gates Urges Charter-District Collaboration on Serving ELLs
School districts and charter schools could benefit from working together more on how to best serve English-language learners and students with disabilities, Vicki L. Phillips, the director of K-12 education initiatives for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told me this week. Read Full Post >
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