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03/14/13 Learning the Language: Stemming the Tide of English-Learner Dropouts
A new report outlines the causes, consequences, and possible solutions to the high dropout rates of English-language learners. Blogs & Community
09/17/12 Learning the Language: ELLs Trail Significantly on National Writing Exam
Just 1 percent of English-learners in 8th and 12th grade scored at or above proficient on the writing NAEP. Blogs & Community
05/14/13 Learning the Language: Dual Language in Early Education Best for Youngest ELLs, Report Says
Researchers recommend expansion of dual-language development in early-childhood programs in a new research review out today. Blogs & Community
09/14/12 Supporting English-Language Learners With Technology
Our guests for this chat discussed why ELLs have shied away from virtual education, what that means for educators, and how to open up more online learning opportunities for this population of students. Our guests also talked about technology tools designed to support English-language learners in school and how they are being used. Blogs & Community
10/08/12 Learning the Language: An <em>Education Week</em> Spotlight on English-Language Learners
A new edweek.org collection of content features stories on new ELL training for core-content teachers and growing popularity of dual language programs. Blogs & Community
03/22/13 Learning the Language: English-Learner Achievement Mixed in Big City School Systems
The Council of the Great City Schools has compiled one of the most comprehensive data snapshots to date of English-learners in the nation's largest school systems. Blogs & Community
12/11/12 Learning the Language: English-Learner Services A Priority, U.S. Department of Education Says
The federal department outlines services it says it has provided to improve support for state and local district leaders responsible for English-language learners. Blogs & Community
06/20/13 Learning the Language: ELL Assessment Groups Move Ahead on Standards, New Tests
For teachers who work with English-language learners, there's more to grasp than the new common standards in English/language arts and mathematics and the coming assessments... Blogs & Community
05/14/13 Early Years: Analysis: Youngest ELLs Benefit From Dual-Language Programs
Children in preschool programs that regularly expose them to English and their home language learn better oral and literacy skills, according ton an analysis funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Blogs & Community
03/12/13 Learning the Language: Big Districts Lack Strong ELL Materials, Survey Finds
Urban educators from across 44 big-city districts report that most existing curricular materials for English-learners fall well short of the rigor required in the new Common Core State Standards. Blogs & Community
02/01/13 Learning the Language: English-Language Learners at Center of Dispute in Denver
The Denver district, under a federal court order for decades to provide an equal and adequate education to English-learners, is drawing fire from some school board members over its plans to improve instruction and services for ELLs. Blogs & Community
03/08/13 Learning the Language: Nevada Schools Struggle With Resources for English-Learners
As one of the few states that does not provide any additional funding to districts to pay for instruction for ELLs, Nevada may soon change course. Blogs & Community
07/11/13 Learning the Language: Education for Adult English-Learners Faltering, Report Asserts
Instructional programs for adult English-language learners need a major overhaul, a new report argues. Blogs & Community
01/28/13 Learning the Language: ELL Teachers Connect and Learn in Twitter Chats
A weekly Twitter chat connects teachers of English-language learners to discuss, debate, and advise one another on numerous topics. Blogs & Community

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