Quality Counts 2009: Portrait of a Population

Quality Counts

Quality Counts 2009: Portrait of a Population

How English-Language Learners Are Putting Schools to the Test

January 8, 2009

States Quality Counts 2009 - State Report Cards

January 7, 2009

States From Our Research Center Quality Counts 2009 State and National Highlights Reports

January 6, 2009

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Education Quality Counts 2009 - Grading Calculator

January 7, 2009

Education Quality Counts 2009 - Featured Student Profiles

January 7, 2009

Federal 50-State Report Card

The Editors, December 31, 2008

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English-Language Learners Immigration Transforms Communities

Lesli A. Maxwell, December 31, 2008

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Fourth grade teacher Thelma Gonzalez works with her class at Moffett Elementary School in Los Angeles. Fluent in both English and Spanish, Gonzalez sees communication with parents as a key component of her students’ success in mastering English.

Christopher Powers/Education Week

English-Language Learners English-Learners Pose Policy Puzzle

Mary Ann Zehr, December 31, 2008

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A student works on a writing assignment at the Mather School in Boston. Thirty percent of the students who attend Mather are of Vietnamese descent, and many are still learning English.

Christopher Powers/Education Week

English-Language Learners Research Hones Focus on ELLs

Debra Viadero, December 31, 2008

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Teacher Kate Cubbage explains Thanksgiving in a reading lesson with students still learning English at the Mather School in Boston. Cubbage took part in a training program aimed at giving Massachusetts teachers innovative tools to work with English-learners.

Christopher Powers/Education Week

Professional Development Training Gets Boost

Vaishali Honawar, December 31, 2008

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Emilio Mujico, 17, works with a fellow student during an English-as-a-second-language class at Norcross High School in Norcross, Ga. He came to the United States from Mexico in 2008 to learn English and, in his words, “mejorar la vida”—to improve his life.

Christopher Powers/Education Week

English-Language Learners Screening Students Proves to Be Crucial

Mary Ann Zehr, December 31, 2008

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English-Language Learners Weigh Proficiency, Assess Content

Scott J. Cech, December 31, 2008

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Education Funding Funding Disparities Squeeze ELL Efforts

Michele McNeil, December 31, 2008

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States Methodology

December 31, 2008

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Education Sources and Notes

December 31, 2008

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Quality Counts 2009: Portrait of a Population

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