Demographics
Equity & Diversity
Access to Education Remains a Challenge for New York ELLs, Report Finds
A new study found that unaccompanied minors encounter obstacles when trying to register for K-12 classes in New York City, because there is not support available for English-language learners at many neighborhood schools.
Equity & Diversity
Schools Could See Fewer Unaccompanied Minors This Fall
The projected decline follows a surge in 2014 during which tens of thousands of children from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador sought to enter the United States along the country's southern border.
English Learners
What's the Top Home Language for ELLs?
The Migration Policy Institute and Middlebury Interactive Languages released separate reports on the topic this week. Their findings diverge on several key points.
English Learners
Seattle Schools to Expand ELL Services After Critical State Audit
For two years, the district failed to give a required English placement test to about 1,200 students who reported speaking a language other than English at home.
Equity & Diversity
N.J. Gifted School Serves Mostly Poor, Minority Students
At the Paterson Academy for the Gifted and Talented, teachers say students’ diverse backgrounds deepen learning for everyone.
Equity & Diversity
Selective High Schools Struggle to Diversify Enrollments
Leaders of elite public high schools are banding together to find ways to enroll more students from low-income families and underrepresented minority groups.
English Learners
To Help Language-Learners, Extend Aid to Their Families Too, New Study Argues
A report from the Center for American Progress finds that that engaging students and parents simultaneously improves the academic and educational well-being of both generations.
Equity & Diversity
Estimates Emerge on Number of Students With Same-Sex Parents
As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to legalize gay marriage nationally, recent research estimates some 210,000 children under 18 are being raised by same-sex couples.
Equity & Diversity
English-Learner Advocate Appointed to California Board of Education
In January, leaders in 20 nonprofit organizations wrote to Gov. Jerry Brown, asking him to consider the importance of appointing a champion for ELLs, who constitute a quarter of the state's K-12 student population.
English Learners
Schools Could Face Another Influx of Unaccompanied Minors, Analysis Shows
While districts can estimate how many new students they will be absorbing from the border crisis, many won't know the full scope of the resources they need until students show up.
Equity & Diversity
Gaps Between White and Latino Toddlers Emerge Early, Study Shows
A study comparing the cognitive growth of 2-year-olds found that more Mexican-American children demonstrated slow growth compared to their white peers.
Equity & Diversity
Author Argues Poor Kids Should Be 'Our Kids'
In a new book, Robert Putnam, the author of Bowling Alone, contends that a growing share of low-income children are growing up without the community supports that bolstered earlier generations.
Equity & Diversity
New Look at Suspension Data Pinpoints Disparities
Minorities and students with disabilities are disciplined at a disproportionate rate, researchers say, and there are wide variations among states and districts.
Equity & Diversity
U.S. Millennials Come Up Short in Global Skills Study
Even the wealthiest and best-educated young Americans lag behind peers in other countries in literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving.