Educators of Bilingual Students

How do school finance systems support English learners?

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Bilingual Students
Educators of English Learners
Administrators

English learners (ELs) are one of the fastest-growing student groups in the U.S. K-12 system, making up about one in 10 students enrolled in public schools nationwide.

English learners’ access to core content: Academic course enrollment in high school

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
Administrators
Policy makers
English Learners

Using statewide data from Oregon (2013/14–2018/19) and Michigan (2011/12–2014/15), this brief explores the prevalence of EL students’ exclusionary tracking in high school, compared to former and never ELs.

Dual language immersion programs: The state of current research

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Dual Language/Bilingual Educators
Educators of Bilingual Students
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Policy makers
Language Researchers

In January 2024, researchers from the Region 15 Comprehensive Center (R15CC) at WestEd reviewed recent literature on dual language immersion (DLI) programs, identifying common methods, settings, and program implementation practices.

Supports for multilingual students who are classified as English learners

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Dissertation
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
English Learners
Administrators
Language Researchers

What research-based practices can district and school leaders use to support the academic success and linguistic development of multilingual students classified as English Learners (ML-ELs)? This brief offers six evidence-based practices to pursue, and five practices to avoid.

The impact of a broken immigration system on U.S. students and schools

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Policy makers
Educators
Educators of Bilingual Students
Community Advocates

While the public’s attention remains directed to the border—the epicenter of the debate about immigration policy—the children of undocumented immigrants who have already crossed the border exist in permanent limbo, fearful every day that their parents will be snatched away from them, and wo

Family Toolkit Part 2 (June 2024)

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Podcast
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Bilingual Students
English Learners
Teachers
Originating Organization
OELA

This two-part podcast hosted by the U.S.

Family Toolkit Part 1 (June 2024)

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Podcast
Target Audience(s)
English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
Teachers
Originating Organization
OELA

This two-part podcast hosted by the U.S.

Examining Policy Levers for English Learner Course Access

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
Researchers
Policy makers

This series of briefs brief explores the potential of four research-based policy levers to support access to core content courses for students classified as English Learners (ELs).