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Applications Now Accepted: Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) Program
Blog Type: Industry news
Applications are now being accepted for the FY2023 Native American And Alaska Native Children In School(NAM) Program grant competition. This program awards grants to eligible entities to develop and…
OELA Announces new Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director
Blog Type: Industry news
Montserrat Garibay is the new Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition. Ms. Garibay is a National Board-Certified teacher and served our English…
Resources to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
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Join the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 – October 15. Learn more about Hispanic multilingual learners (MLs) and OELA’s…
New Release: 2020–21 Discretionary Grant Reports
Blog Type: Progress report
New Discretionary Grant Reports for the 2020–21 project year are now available for the Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) and National Professional Development (NPD) programs…
NPD Grantee Spotlight: Addressing the Achievement Gap Through the RULE of 3
Blog Type: Interview
The University of California, Riverside received two National Professional Development (NPD) grants from the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) for Project Moving Forward/Adelante (2017)…
AskNCELA: Supporting the Social & Emotional Learning Needs of Afghan & Other Newcomers
Blog Type: FAQs
AskNCELA is back with responses to frequently asked questions from OELA’s January 2022 webinar, Education and Afghan Newcomers: Keeping the Promise, hosted in partnership with the Office of Refugee…
AskNCELA: Adult Education & Parent Roles In K–12 Education
Blog Type: FAQs
AskNCELA has new responses to your frequently asked questions! These FAQs were submitted during OELA’s January 2022 webinar, Education and Afghan Newcomers: Keeping the Promise, hosted in…
April Is National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month
Blog Type: Industry news
This April, join the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) as we recognize National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month. As the populations of bilingual and multilingual learners (…
Lessons From The Field: Supporting The Social & Emotional Learning Needs Of Afghan & Other Newcomer Students
Blog Type: Event summaries
In case you missed it, you can now watch a recording of Lessons from the Field: Supporting the Social and Emotional Learning Needs of Afghan and Other Newcomer Students, a webinar featuring…
AskNCELA: Trauma-Informed Learning & Immigration Status
Blog Type: FAQs
AskNCELA is back with more responses to FAQs from OELA’s January webinar Education and Afghan Newcomers: Keeping the Promise, hosted in partnership with the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the…