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Charles: ELLs in our state ARE required to take State standardized <a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2008/12/blue_ribbon_school_is_ell_succ.html#comment-41815" title="full comment on: Blue Ribbon School is ELL Success Story">read more
Melissa: Maybe I'm just becoming jaded, but this feels to me <a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2009/11/obama_visits_school_where_larg.html#comment-41750" title="full comment on: Obama Visits School Where Large Number of Students Are ELLs">read more
Anonymous: Are you kidding me....UNO is an organizaion that literally destroys <a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2009/06/uno_set_to_become_big_charter.html#comment-41126" title="full comment on: UNO Set to Become Big Charter School Player in Chicago">read more
Meg Baker: Are any schools using ACCESS scores for purposes other than <a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2009/02/whats_an_englishproficiency_sc.html#comment-41119" title="full comment on: What's an English-Proficiency Score Good For?">read more
Dr. Mendoza: This is great news i must say. Hopefully this DREAM <a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2009/11/obama_visits_school_where_larg.html#comment-41102" title="full comment on: Obama Visits School Where Large Number of Students Are ELLs">read more

September 27, 2011

Extreme Schooling?

An exercise in "extreme schooling" mirrors the experience of countless ELLs in immersion classrooms, and is a good reminder of the anxiety, struggles, and frustration that come with attending school in a language you don't understand and a culture that's brand new - even in the best of cases. Read Full Post >

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March 10, 2011

ELLs Taught Rights Under D.C. Language-Access Act

The Washington-based D.C. Language Access Coalition held a workshop to inform ELLs and immigrant students of their rights under a local language-access act. Read Full Post >

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