English-Learner Achievement Mixed in Big City School Systems
The Council of the Great City Schools has compiled one of the most comprehensive data snapshots to date of English-learners in the nation's largest school systems. Read Full Post >
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November 12, 2012
Ethnic Studies Could Return to Tucson in Desegregation Plan
Plaintiffs in a long-running desegregation lawsuit against Tucson Unified join the school district and the U.S. Department of Justice in submitting a draft plan to settle the case that calls for bringing back the controversial Mexican-American studies course. Read Full Post >
October 10, 2012
Ark. District Asks Former ELLs to Return as Bilingual Teachers
Springdale, Ark., district hopes to lure up to 100 bilingual graduates back as classroom teachers. Read Full Post >
July 05, 2012
OCR to Investigate Wake County Discrimination Claim
The Office of Civil Rights will investigate a claim that Wake County Public School System discriminate against limited English proficient students and their parents - especially Latino students - according to the Southern Poverty Law Center and Legal Aid North Carolina Read Full Post >
May 30, 2012
Stanford-Led Common Core Project for ELLs Previews New Resources
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 >
September 29, 2011
Florida Expands 'Opt-Out' Options for ELL Parents
Some interesting news from Florida: Last week, Florida's Board of Education voted that parents of English-language learners can opt for their child to stop receiving ELL services even if the student has not tested as proficient in English. The main concern is that this opt-out implies that the dis... Read Full Post >
March 16, 2011
Eva Moskowitz Criticizes ELL Education in the Big Apple
Eva Moskowitz, the CEO of the Success Charter Network in New York City, is criticizing schools in the Big Apple for taking too long to teach students with limited English skills to learn the language. Read Full Post >
October 20, 2010
Portland ELL Programs Get Low Marks in Recent Audit
An audit has found that recent efforts of the Portland, Ore., school district to improve services for English-language learners are not helping to narrow the achievement gap between those students and other students. Read Full Post >
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