Departures in significant numbers could spell trouble for schools, which receive funding based on how many students they enroll.

As federal priorities in relation to protecting civil liberties change, states must step in to shield students from harm.

Last year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of a milestone US Supreme Court ruling, Lau v. Nichols (1974), which set the groundwork for equitable learning opportunities for students designated at the time as limited English proficient (and who are now referred to as English learners (ELs) at the federal level). The Lau decision in tandem with the Equal Educational Opportunities Act, which was enacted by Congress later the same year, required that all public schools implement remedies to ensure students with “limited English proficiency” could participate meaningfully in their education. And yet, despite five decades of attempts to make classroom

So many French words have been incorporated into English that we may not even realize that we are hearing French among the languages spoken around us. French is both a global and a local language, spoken by over 320 million around the world and by more than 33 million in the Americas (Nadeau, 2021). In the US, French ancestry may be traced to Canada, Haiti, France, and other areas of the world, particularly African and Caribbean countries. It is important to consider the reality that the learning and use of French in the US provides access to a global skill

Absent additional funding from the state Legislature, Anchorage’s premier, 36-year-old immersion programs will suffer at best, or cease to exist at worst, said the district’s World Languages and Immersion Programs director.

For local families seeking a premier dual-language education, Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) offers an unmatched opportunity.

President Trump has signed an executive order declaring English the official language of the US

A range of English learner programs and funding sources are under threat if Trump dismantles the Department of Education.

With a $3.4 million grant, Christine Montecillo Leider leads a transformative project in bilingual education.

In this article, we provide a response to the article published in Language Magazine on Oct. 2, 2024, in which authors Jennifer Pendergrass, Tabatha Tierce, and David L. Chiesa were critiquing the WIDA ELD Standards for not being aligned to Scarborough’s Reading Rope, only attending to the upper levels of language comprehension in the Reading Rope and ignoring word recognition and phonemic awareness (Pendergrass et al., 2024). The authors specifically mention that the standards are based on systemic functional linguistics and that in that theory of language, phonology and graphology are one of the layers of meaning, but the WIDA

D.C. Voices: Dual language programs in D.C. schools - D.C. Policy Center

Here we go again. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to deport millions of immigrants as soon as he takes office. As of mid-November, he vowed to

WENATCHEE — English proficiency has risen among Latinos in the United States while usage of Spanish has declined, according to the Pew Research Center. In Wenatchee, two schools are taking

Researchers highlight some of the unique solutions to challenges faced when teaching in less commonly taught languages.

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A Park City High School junior wants the Park City Board of Education to reinstate a Chinese language program at the high school and said Mandarin should be included as a dual immersion option in elementary grades.

On a chilly Saturday in upstate New York, hundreds of people poured into the Liberty High School gym for the highlight of the weekend: brand new books, in English and Spanish, absolutely free of charge. The event also included participation from more than 20 community organizations and local vendors, reflecting what public schools actually are: communities of care, opportunity and support.

A bill giving public school districts the right to refuse enrollment to children without legal immigration status advanced in the Tennessee House Wednesday as a packed audience disrupted debate by standing and singing spiritual music in protest. The panel of lawmakers swiftly cast their votes 11-7 in favor of the measure and exited the room […]

In our first article in this series, the universal design for learning (UDL) principles (CAST, 2024) were introduced as a much-needed framework to respond to learner variability, more specifically to dually identified English learners we referred to as multilingual learners with exceptionalities. Firmly rooted in the sociocultural tradition that language develops through meaningful interactions and grounded in the UDL principles of multiple modes of engagement, representation, and action and expression, the integration of UDL guidelines has been found to benefit students with disabilities or learning support needs, as well as multilingual learners with and without exceptionalities. As UDL is already

State Rep. Yanira Gurrola, D-Albuquerque, has co-sponsored almost every recent effort to boost bilingual programs in the state.

A recent study from the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, which appears in Imaging Neuroscience, shows how interests can modulate language processing in children’s brains and paves the way for personalized brain research. “Traditional studies give subjects identical stimuli to avoid confounding the results,” says of MIT professor and McGovern Institute investigator John Gabrieli, who is the Grover Hermann Professor of Health Sciences and Technology and a professor of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT. “However, our research tailored stimuli to each child’s interest, eliciting stronger—and more consistent—activity patterns in the brain’s language regions across individuals.” This work unveils a

North Carolina’s impressive climb to fifth in the nation for dual language immersion (DLI) programs is more than just a ranking—it’s also a reflection of the profound impact these programs have on our students and our state’s future. With higher graduation rates, stronger test scores, and better earning potential, a greater percentage of North Carolina students are experiencing the lifelong benefits of bilingual education. This success directly feeds into our state’s top-ranked workforce, a key factor in North Carolina being named the best state for business by CNBC in 2023. Our DLI programs are not just educational initiatives; they are

With principal Walter Henderson (above) at the helm, the Mattahunt reopened with a shared vision centered on students’ language and culture, academically rigorous instruction, and family and community engagement. Reporter file photo Each year for nearly two decades, EdVestors has awarded a School on the Move prize to one of Boston’s most improved public schools to celebrate the bright spots within Boston Public Schools (BPS) and to share the effective practices that others can learn about and adopt from.

The National Plan is a joint effort between government agencies that outlines strategies to help address the government’s role in the loss of Indigenous languages among Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

The University of Texas at San Antonio, a Hispanic Serving Institution situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life.