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Families of English-language-learner students in the Houston school district are less likely to take advantage of the district's robust school choice options than other students, a study from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research found.

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.

Roberto Sanchez, whose children attend Santa Fe public schools, is one of many plaintiffs in a lawsuit claiming New Mexico and the state Public Education Department are not investing enough money in public schools and are therefore failing EL students across the state.

Federal law requires that states standardize how to determine when ELs are English proficient. In California, there is controversy over the criteria that would be used and the role of districts and teachers in making the judgment.

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.

This Virginia public school with a high percentage of ELs and low-income students succeeds in remarkable ways, against all odds.

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.