Research and Data

This report shares demographic characteristics and educational outcomes of high school newcomers in Massachusetts over time, using longitudinal data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

This video from the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) offers a snapshot of data on English learners (ELs) and their participation in Language Instruction Educational Programs, including bilingual education and dual language programs.

This video offers a snapshot of data on English learners (ELs) and their access to educators and other support staff based on the analyses of two large federal datasets: the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) and the Common Core of Data (CCD). Educators and support staff in schools include:

This video offers a first look at data on immigrant children and youth from the Office of English Language Acquisition's (OELA) forthcoming 2018–20 Biennial Report. 

This episode of Information ELevated offers an overview of the data included in OELA’s Biennial Report to Congress. 

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Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), state educational agencies (SEAs) and school districts are responsible for locating, identifying, and evaluating all students, including English learners (ELs), who have disabilities and who need special education and related services

During the 2000–01 school year (SY), a total of 3,793,764 English learners (ELs) were enrolled in public schools in kindergarten through grade 12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, representing 8.1% of total student enrollment.

This fact sheet uses data from the 2017–18 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to explore information about dual enrollment and Advanced Placement (AP) exam participation for students enrolled in grades nine to 12.

This video offers a first look at data from The Office of English Language Acquisition's (OELA) 2016–18 Biennial Report. State educational agencies report on the top five languages spoken by English learners (ELs) each school year.