English-Language Learners

The latest news about English-language learners, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

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—Sandy Huffaker for Education Week

Evaluating ELLs for Special Needs a Challenge

The difficulty of disentangling disabilities and language problems has spurred a new federal study that will explore how districts identify English-learners for special education. (August 28, 2012)

Spotlight on Common Core for ELLs

See how schools are making the standards accessible to ELLs and see how teachers are preparing for instruction and assessment challenges.

Spotlight on ELLs in the Classroom

This Spotlight focuses on ways to meet English-Language Learners’ needs, including teacher professional development, early detection of dropouts, and what the new common-core standards mean for ELL students.

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Learning the Language Blog

07/31 10:55 am | Watch: English-Learners and Common Core in the Classroom | The bilingual website Colorín Colorado features full lesson plans created for ELLs and videos of teachers using them in the classroom.

On-Demand Webinar

Improving Literacy for English-Language Learners
Our guests discussed the research on the most effective approaches to improving literacy for ELLs and how school districts can implement common core for such students.

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Supporting English-Language Learners With Technology
Our guests in this online chat discuss the technology tools designed to support English-language learners in school, as well as the resources available for teachers.

Special Collections

Quality Counts 2009
This report looks at how the sweeping shift in demographic patterns has strained the capacity of school districts to develop and pay for instructional programs to teach children who are still learning English.

Perspectives on a Population
This exclusive 2009 report offers the most comprehensive, data-driven examination to date of ELL students and youths in the United States.

PD Directory

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More states say they have the capacity to comply with NCLB reporting requirements for subgroups' graduation rates.
August 30, 2010 - Education Week
Lawyers for the state education chief seek the data for use in a long-running federal court case over Arizona's ELL programs.
August 23, 2010 - Education Week
Hispanic and black students, compared with whites and Asians, were less likely to score at levels predictive of college success.
August 18, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
Though used by most schools to identify students needing help learning English, the surveys may often be inaccurate, researchers say.
August 17, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
The state schools chief wants the civil rights researchers' data—including the names of study participants—for use in a court case over Arizona's approach to educating English-language learners.
August 12, 2010 - Education Week
In their defense, educators say more federal guidance is needed on how to apply civil rights laws to programs for English-language learners.
August 10, 2010 - Education Week
In their defense, educators say more federal guidance is needed on how to apply civil rights laws to programs for English-language learners.
July 30, 2010 - Education Week
Pressure to raise graduation rates has led some high schools to defy common sense in their approach to educating immigrant and English-learning students, writes Ellen Balleisen.
July 20, 2010 - Education Week
Studies warn the state's policies could widen academic gaps between English-language learners and their mainstream peers.
July 13, 2010 - Education Week
Studies warn that academic gaps between English-language learners and other students may grow as a result of the state’s policy that ELLs be separated into classes for four hours a day.
July 8, 2010 - Education Week

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