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In recent years, schools and large-scale assessment developers across the United States have been providing English learners with language supports when they take tests to reduce construct-irrelevant variance, or errors in test scores due to factors that are extraneous to the construct bein

Thanks to rapid increases in the state's Hispanic and Asian populations, the number of Texas students classified as English Learners has surged in the past decade, from approximately 830,000 in 2010 to more than 1.1 million today. In the charter sector, change has been even more rapid.

This document provides a review of general and EL-specific research on early literacy, drawing from both to define a vision for foundational literacy skills instruction for ELs.

This report examines the number of SEAs that provide guidance in collecting and using students’ prior education experiences in initial enrollment, as well as the specificity of the guidance that SEAs provide.

Como parte de los esfuerzos Raise the Bar del ED para crear caminos para la participación global, el Departamento está trabajando para brindar a cada estudiante un camino hacia el multilingüismo y al mismo tiempo garantizar el acceso equitativo a una educación de alta calidad para los estudiantes

These authors analyze student survey data related to sense of belonging and relationships with teachers and adults within and across the fastest growing subgroup of K–12 public school students: students classified as English learners (ELs).

New Mexico prioritizes equitable educational opportunities and achievement for English learner students.

This brief is part of the Landscape of Language Learners in California’s MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Support). This brief highlights findings from a study focused on how California’s Multi-Tiered System of Support (CA MTSS) framework serves English- Learner (EL) classified students1.

This brief examines the notable trends and disparities in high school graduation rates between English-Learner classified students (ELs) and non-English-Learner classified students in California over the past five years.

This brief depicts trends related to academic performance, namely trends in English-Learner (EL) classified student performance on Math and English Language Arts (ELA) SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment System) assessments.