Marriages Across Racial, Ethnic Lines on the Rise, Study Says
Public acceptance of intermarriage is also growing. Read Full Post >
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August 02, 2011
Trend Watch: A Spate of Research Awards on STEM and ELLs
The National Science Foundation is boosting a new direction in research by funding 32 projects currently for the study of English-language learners and science or ELLs and math. Read Full Post >
June 16, 2011
ELL Trends Have Shifted, Believe it Or Not
The debate over whether bilingual education or English-only instruction is more effective for ELLs doesn't seem to dominate the field as it did in the middle of the last decade, I realized while updating an issues brief for EdWeek. Read Full Post >
April 14, 2011
'Immigrant Paradox' Stronger for Boys Than Girls
When it comes to educational outcomes for children who have at least one immigrant parents, boys are doing better than girls. Read Full Post >
April 12, 2011
Web Chat Today With Larry Ferlazzo on Student Motivation
EdWeek will host a free web chat today from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time with Larry Ferlazzo, a high school teacher in Sacramento, Calif., on how to help students motivate themselves. Read Full Post >
March 04, 2011
Free Webinars on Educating ELLs in Rural Areas
The Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest is hosting a series of webinars on best practices for educating ELLs in a rural setting. Read Full Post >
February 28, 2011
Integrating ELLs in to Whole School Reform
I consider it to be a good thing that a middle school in Burien, Wash., is incorporating English-language learners in its implementation of a new approach to discipline. Read Full Post >
February 22, 2011
How Schools Fail Long-Term English-Language Learners
Over at Language on the Move, blogger Ingrid Piller writes about how educators often overlook the need of long-term English-language learners for reading and writing support. Read Full Post >
February 02, 2011
Teacher Says Funders' Report on ELLs Likely to 'Gather Dust'
The report released by Grantmakers for Education yesterday doesn't articulate a practical approach for improving the education of English-language learners, says Larry Ferlazzo, an English teacher of ELLs and other students at a high school in Sacramento. Read Full Post >
February 01, 2011
Education Funders Group Calls for ELLs to Be High Priority
If philanthropists want to see education improved in this country, they need to focus more on the needs of English-language learners, says a report released today by an influential group of funders. Read Full Post >
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