Obama's Deferred Action Policy for Immigrants to Get Supreme Court Review
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the Obama administration's policy offering relief for undocumented immigrant parents of children who are U.S. citizens.
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January 08, 2016
Will Schools Be Prepared for Latest Surge of Unaccompanied Minors?
While districts can estimate how many new students they will be absorbing from the border crisis, many won't know how many additional resources they'll need until students show up.
January 04, 2016
English-Language-Learner Graduation Rates Are All Over the Map
West Virginia, Arkansas and Iowa were the states where graduation rates for ELLs topped 80 percent. Less than a third of English-learners in Arizona and Nevada graduated on time.
December 30, 2015
The Most-Read Blog Posts of 2015 From Learning the Language
With the end of the year fast approaching, here's a roundup of the 10 most popular posts on the Learning the Language blog from 2015
December 16, 2015
Report Recommends Longer School Day for English-Language Learners
A study from the National Center on Time and Learning explores how extended school days boosted achievement at three high-poverty U.S. elementary schools.
December 10, 2015
Losing Bilingual Support Staff Can Affect ELL Students, Parents
Layoffs of bilingual secretaries in several Detroit schools come at a time when the U.S. Department of Education and other organizations have called for districts to redouble their efforts to connect with English-language learner parents.
December 09, 2015
How Many Superintendents Are Former English-Language Learners?
Sergio Paez, newly hired to be superintendent in Minneapolis, and Valeria Silva, the schools chief in neighboring St. Paul, are both one-time English-learners, who say their own experiences as ELLs inform their work.
November 09, 2015
ELL Programs Often Focus on Basic Skills, Not Higher-Order Thinking, Study Finds
A focus on students' deficits can lead to unequal access to meaningful content, two new reports argue.
October 28, 2015
Prior Education Determines How Refugee ELLs Adjust to U.S. Schools
A new analysis from the Migration Policy Institute examines the role that prior education experiences play in refugee students' adjustment to K-12 schools.
October 26, 2015
Teachers Should Adapt to Culture of Newcomer ELLs, Researchers Argue
The Migration Policy Institute report painted a picture of teachers and their students with limited or no formal education struggling to bridge cultural and language gaps.
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