The political climate in Arizona has stifled bilingual education. One student is trying to change that.

A push by Stephen Miller and GOP lawmakers to challenge a landmark Supreme Court ruling would strip undocumented children of access to public education.

Language barriers in the classroom can present complex challenges. Instead of placing the burden on multilingual learners, let’s commit to an institution-wide approach to support them

When a friend came to him and confided she was failing her high school classes, Emilio Saenz listened. She was falling behind, she said. Spanish is Andrea Valenzuela’s native language and the barriers to learning math, science and navigating high-school life only in English were tough. “When I arrived in the United States, one of […]

A new brief identifies key barriers preventing Title III from fulfilling its goals, making the case for continual federal involvement.

Millions of Hispanic professionals doubt a language they've spoken their whole lives. That doubt has a name, and it isn't failure.

Smith credits SPU's graduate program in teaching with sharpening her professional practice by emphasizing reflection, ethical leadership, and service beyond the classroom.

Patricia Garcia and Sonja Bloetner implement new curriculum resources at the secondary level The Case for Adopting New Approaches and Resources for Multilingual Learners The 22nd-largest school system in the US was facing many challenges and opportunities for improvement. The district had seen a 9% annual increase in the number of Multilingual Learners (MLs) for the past four years. For years, most MLs had received English language development (ELD) instruction at nine ESOL centers, out of 50 secondary schools in the district. However, as the enrollment of MLs surged, that isolated instructional model became unsustainable. “We needed to ensure students

Recommendations for how teachers can support multilingual learners within the framework of Science of Reading reforms.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission Unanimously Passes Resolution Supporting Full Funding For Education Acts Submitted by Carol A. Clark on February 2, 2026 - 1:04 pm STATE News: ALBUQUERQUE — The Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ulysses Navarrete calls on us to push back and demand equity in education As we move into the next year, it is imperative to face the reality that our education system stands at a crossroads. Over the past year, we have seen a troubling erosion of the Department of Education’s role, the federal government rescinding the policy designating schools “sensitive locations,” and threats to critical English language learner (ELL) programs by potentially cutting funding for Title III and rescinding guidance on how schools should identify and support English learners. Now is the time to push back with clear, direct, and

Educators face urgent questions around misinformation, academic integrity, and critical thinking around AI. Visual literacy is key.

Robust AI translation technologies are facilitating cross-cultural communication and access to international content.

Amelia Larson and Luis Valentino warn state and Local Education Agencies against throwing away this shot The Closure of OELA: A Historic Leadership Shift Across the United States, approximately five million K–12 students are identified as English languagelearners.¹ This rapidly growing and diverse group brings a wealth of cultural and linguistic strengths that, when recognized and supported, can enrich the learning environment for all students. However, realizing this potential demands strategic clarity about desired outcomes for multilingual learners (MLLs) and systematic, linguistically responsive approaches to measuring impact—ensuring that language development, content mastery, and cross-linguistic assets are all valued and visible.

Sanchez: Language access, cultural understanding and parent partnership are foundational, not supplemental, for special education systems.

Beyond providing cross-cultural education to young people from all backgrounds, ICAGeorgia, now approaching 330 students, is a welcome sales tool for Japanese expatriates bringing their families to the state.

Overall, public schools across Massachusetts — which has become a target of President Trump’s crackdown on immigration — lost over 15,000 students from fall 2024 to fall 2025, according to state data released in January. That brings total enrollment in the state to its lowest level in over three decades.

Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Dominique Smith look for positive ways to reduce chronic absenteeism among multilingual learners Chronic absenteeism, although improving over the past two years, remains a challenge in most schools and communities. In grades K–8 for the 2024 school year, 18.6% of California students were chronically absent, meaning that they missed 10% or more of the instructional days they were enrolled. But for multilingual learners that same year, chronic absenteeism rates were 20.1%, and for students identified as long-term English learners, the rate was even higher: 23.9%. Too often, multilingual learners are unfairly blamed for their attendance

A new study led by a Penn State College of Education professor found that two-way dual-language immersion programs may modestly reduce school segregation by attracting students from outside traditional attendance boundaries. 

Union leadership said the district should reaffirm its support for immigrant students and families as bargaining is set to begin soon.

A mentorship program helps this rural district graduate more English learners and Hispanic students.

Poor AI adoption puts schools at risk of streamlining outdated policies and practices, new research suggests. Here's some advice.

While families who are limited English proficiency are a huge part of school communities, they are often underrepresented in surveys.

Instructing multilingual learners effectively requires a balancing act from teachers.

Arizona Supreme Court rejects Tom Horne's appeal over bilingual education, ending latest bid for parental waivers