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Happy New Year!My tenure as the Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director with the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is coming to an end, and I want to thank each and every one of you for…

What could be more fun and engaging for students than GAMES? With iCivics’ free, nonpartisan digital games and other resources, students experience and learn civics by exploring what it is like to be…

In 2024, the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) unveiled a wealth of new resources created to support English learners (ELs). These valuable tools, available on the National Clearinghouse…

In FY 2020, IES invested $20 million in two R&D centers to improve opportunities and achievement for multilingual learners (MLs) in secondary school settings. One of the R&D centers, called…

By Beatriz Ceja-Williams and David Nungaray  During Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month (April 2024), TNTP hosted a fireside chat and panel focused on the bilingual educator workforce, which…

In this blog, we highlight Alynn Jiménez Miranda, a current Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Intern at the House of Representatives. During the Multilingualism for All Kickoff event in…

By Lisa Berry, Marketing & Programs Specialist for the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and PortugueseAt the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), we take…

The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, a time to recognize and honor the contributions of Hispanic communities to our nation. Our goal is to ensure…

During Sejal Sekhar's senior year of high school, she earned the Global and Missouri Seals of Biliteracy. Her journey with the Seal began with a strong personal commitment to bilingualism and…

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