Policy makers

Raising the Bar for English Learners: Tips and Resources to Create Robust Pathways to Multilingualism (November 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Multilingual Learners
State Education Agencies
Administrators
Policy makers
Originating Organization
OELA

The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is supporting and amplifying the Department of
Education’s goal to create pathways for global engagement by working to provide every student with a
pathway to multilingualism while ensuring equitable access to a high-quality

A Look at Dual Language Learner Data Gaps

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Dual Language/Bilingual Educators
Early Childhood Educators
Early Childhood Program Administrators
Policy makers
Researchers

In 2018, New America provided nine recommendations for how state leaders can improve DLL data practices in three areas

Secretary EL Resource Letter

Published Year
2023
Target Audience(s)
Dual Language/Bilingual Educators
Educators of English Learners
Administrators
Policy makers

As part of ED's Raise the Bar efforts to create pathways for global engagement, the Department is working to provide every student with a pathway to multilingualism while ensuring equitable access to a high-quality education for students who are English Learners (ELs), who historicall

State Seal of Biliteracy (November 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Dual Language/Bilingual Educators
Educators of English Learners
Administrators
Policy makers
English Learners
Originating Organization
NCELA
OELA

The Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by a state educational agency (SEA) to recognize students who have studied and attained proficiency in two or more languages by high school graduation.

Where are the Gifted English Learners and Students with Disabilities

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Special education teachers
Assessment researchers
Policy makers
Administrators

Prior research has documented substantial inequity across, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines within the population of students identified as gifted.

Benefits of Multilingualism - Vietnamese (September 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Multilingual Learners
Policy makers
Researchers
Originating Organization
OELA

There are multiple benefits to being multilingual, multiliterate, and multicultural in today’s global society. Knowing more than one language from birth, acquiring a new language through school, or learning languages later in life, can provide tangible advantages in many areas.

Benefits of Multilingualism - Portuguese (September 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Multilingual Learners
Policy makers
Language Researchers
Originating Organization
OELA

There are multiple benefits to being multilingual, multiliterate, and multicultural in today’s global society. Knowing more than one language from birth, acquiring a new language through school, or learning languages later in life, can provide tangible advantages in many areas.

Career and Technical Education: Preparing K–12 Multilingual Learners for Postsecondary Education and Careers - Chinese (September 2023)

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of Bilingual Students
Families of English learners
English Learners
Secondary Educators
Policy makers
Originating Organization
OELA

Career and technical education (CTE) encompasses courses and programs of study in which students acquire challenging academic, technical, and employability skills to succeed in postsecondary education and in-demand careers.