Demographics
Equity & Diversity
Refugees in Pa. District Denied Access to Adequate Education, Lawsuit Argues
The lawsuit claims the Lancaster, Pa., school system is shortchanging refugee students in their late teens and early 20s who are English-learners.
Equity & Diversity
Lesson-Sharing Site for English-Language-Learner Teachers on the Horizon
A recent alum of the Harvard Graduate School of Education is developing a lesson-sharing website specifically for teachers of English-language learners.
Equity & Diversity
Why Getting a Student's Name Right Is Important for All School Staff
The research arm of the federal education department says that getting a students' name right is necessary to ensure they're getting the services they need.
Equity & Diversity
Policy Changes Could Solve the Nation's Bilingual Teacher Shortage, Group Argues
Unnecessary hurdles keep multilingual school aides from becoming fully-licensed teachers in classrooms where they're sorely needed to educate an ever-expanding English-language learner population.
Equity & Diversity
Oregon's 'Equity Lens' Frames Schools' Take on Bias
The 5-year-old document is a public recognition of how race and ethnicity play out in students' educational outcomes, and a call to narrow achievement gaps.
Families & the Community
Program Uses Graphs, Data to Help ELL Families Track Student Performance
Graphs and data help parents, who are English learners with low literacy skills, understand their students' academic progress through a WestEd program.
Equity & Diversity
Suburban Schools Unprepared for Influx of Immigrant Students, Report Argues
New student populations can tax districts' funding sources, highlight the need for a more diverse teaching corps, and unmask divisive community sentiment about the education of English-learners.
Equity & Diversity
Report: Unaccompanied Minors Blocked From Enrolling in School in 14 States
An Associated Press investigation found the migrant students were barred from enrolling in K-12 schools, kept out of class for months, or sent to alternative programs that are deemed inferior.
Equity & Diversity
What's Really Happening With Special Education Enrollment?
The number of special education students has risen after several years of decline, but what this may mean for states and districts is still conjecture.
Equity & Diversity
News in Brief
Obituary
Harold L. "Bud" Hodgkinson, who tracked America's diversifying school population for more than 25 years, has died. He was 85.
Equity & Diversity
Study Examines Efforts to Improve Head Start Access for Refugee Children
Research indicates that immigrant families have less access to initiatives such as Head Start, a federally funded program that provides early education for children from low-income families.
Equity & Diversity
New York Expands Services for Families Who Speak Little or No English
For the first time, parents have around-the-clock access to interpretation services in about 200 languages. It's part of a push to boost parental involvement in the nation's largest school district.
Equity & Diversity
In Charters, Using Weighted Lotteries for Diversity Hits Barriers
A small number of charters try to keep racial and income balance by giving groups of students, such as English-learners, a better chance of admission.
Equity & Diversity
'Leaders to Learn From' Honoree Relates to Struggle That Long-Term ELLs Face
"I have a real connection, not only with the immigrant journey, but the English language journey," says Anaheim Union High School District Superintendent Michael Matsuda.