The battle over ethnic studies in Arizona schools that led to a state ban on such courses has created broader interest in Chicano and Latino history and literature, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read Full Post >
Urban educators from across 44 big-city districts report that most existing curricular materials for English-learners fall well short of the rigor required in the new Common Core State Standards. Read Full Post >
A U.S. District judge approved a plan for reducing discrimination and achieving greater racial balance in Tucson schools in a long-running desegregation case. Read Full Post >
Embarking on his tenure as College Board president, David Coleman puts an unusual spotlight on English-learners. Read Full Post >
The Empire State joins California to offer high school graduates a special "seal of biliteracy." Read Full Post >
A new policy brief zeroes in on concrete steps California can take to improve the academic outcomes for its large English-language learner population. Read Full Post >
The "Understanding Language" team of English-learner experts is developing numerous instructional resources to help educators succeed in teaching the more rigorous standards to ELLs. Read Full Post >
Reporter shares a few more highlights from a story on the rise of dual language immersion programs in public schools. Read Full Post >
A dual-language pilot program in three Silicon Valley elementary schools is showing promise of developing biliterate students who, by third grade, perform as well as peers who are native English speakers. Read Full Post >
The council for the American Educational Research Association unanimously approved two resolutions that call for bringing back a controversial Mexican-American studies program and repealing a state law that banned the program in the first place. Read Full Post >
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