Language Education: Major Papers and Reports

Scientists conclude the brain uses a "shared mechanism" for combining words from one language and combining words from two different languages.

Multilingual skills that allow people to switch from one language to another or mix languages are often considered more as a problem rather than an asset.

Diversity has become a more common topic, especially at work. It is looked at not only in terms of race and gender but also in terms of background. Everyone has different experiences throughout their career, which is why diverse backgrounds are so valuable. For edtech companies, working with former teachers, who can share their classroom experiences, is a must. Think about it. Companies cannot successfully build a product for their audience without that audience’s insight or input. They need to know how their audience works and how the product would benefit them. Without this knowledge, the product could fall flat

California promises to enable ALL children to read by G3 while guaranteeing multilingual opportunities

Her work continues to inspire newer generations of multicultural educators.

The Education Department has an opportunity to reimagine the policymaking process by committing to incorporating student voice.

'I believe all means all. So when there are students that are here that need to be educated, we have an obligation. Whether or not that means they have different rights, I'll leave that to others. But when it comes to education, every student should get an education when they're here."

View the first installment, Dismantling Racism: Working from the Inside Out, here View the second installment, The Weaponization of English, here View essential resource for school leaders, And Justice for ELs here View the fourth installment, Questions to Ask Ourselves, here View the fifth installment, Leading and Learning, hereView the sixth installment, A Voice for English Teachers in Africa, hereView the seventh installment, Black History in the Community, hereView the eighth installment, All Englishes Matter, hereView the ninth installment, After Whiteness, hereView the tenth installment, “Who You Be?”: Welcoming in the Language of Critical Love, here And I love myself(The world is a ghetto with

Study shows that "brains readily combine words from different languages"

As the numbers of English learners continue to rise in U.S. schools, the need also rises for schools and districts to increase the number of qualified (content and pedagogically proficient), culturally competent, and credentialed teachers prepared to teach them. Schools often face difficulty in recruiting, hiring, and retaining quality teachers for English learners (ELs). However, with an intentional approach, schools and districts can have the best teachers in place to give them an equitable education. Nationwide, English learners account for roughly one out of every ten students, ranging from 22% of the student population in California to 1% in West

A new study that was jointly conducted by Baycrest and York University has reported that learning a second language is an effective and enjoyable way to improve brain health.

'A Seat At The Table': At National Summit, Latino Education Organization Calls For Stronger Commitment To Teacher Diversity - Dallas, TX - "The failure to see early childhood education as essential is shifting," she said. "That makes me hopeful."

While other students already know the words they are sounding out, English learners may be learning to sound out words they don’t understand.

Indigenous language comics - Publishers and researchers are creating comics to help stem the loss of Hñäñho, spoken by the Ñäñho people.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Education held the first installment of its Equity Summit Series, “Building Equitable Learning Environments in Our Schools.” The program featured First Lady Jill Biden, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, leaders and educators from across the country, and student performances. During the summit, participants highlighted the administration’s commitment to advancing equity in school reopening, recovery, and long-term investments in education, including the American Rescue Plan, the American Families Plan, and the FY2022 budget, which it is claimed will more than double funding for Title I schools through new equity grants designed

Schools looking to shore up students’ skills after pandemic-related shutdowns turn to summer school and enrichment programs — but there’s no guarantee kids will attend or that gains will last into fall and beyond.

New reports, data tool spotlight pre-K Dual Language Learners, providing a framework to identify and more equitably serve them in Early Childhood Programs