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Two district leaders from Florida and California, respectively, share important lessons in seeing bilingualism as an asset, and the importance of providing ELs with clear language models.

Research published in Mind, Brain and Education suggests that exposing ELs to English before they begin their formal education can greatly increase their chances of becoming bilingual.

The English Learner Roadmap, unanimously adopted by the California State Board of Education in July, is an online resource intended to supplement existing state standards.

This is the first in a series of posts explaining the recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the education of dual language learners and ELs.

Editors' pick of great articlesin a free downloadable PDF--on approaches to language development, ESSA and ELs, misconceptions about teaching ELs, and more.

The Colorado Department of Education is requiring teachers to train in teaching ELs, to ensure that students learning English as a second language have teachers who can effectively communicate with them.

The size and diversity of North Dakota's EL population is growing, with 116 languages spoken, and in more--and more rural--districts.

While the state passed a ballot measure to restore bilingual education, a lack of qualified teachers may slow down the process of launching these programs.

With the vote to repeal English-only instruction, California public schools now have more power to operate bilingual and dual-language programs.

Track the expansion of dual-language programs, discover how bilingual schools are improving outcomes for all students, and explore effective approaches to breaking language barriers in this special issue of Spotlight, a compilation of relevant articles from 2015.