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As numbers of ELs skyrocket in towns in rural Iowa, districts set aside funds and take other approaches to boost the numbers of trained EL educators.

Chalkbeat-IN reports that the Indiana state budget, passed by the state legislature and awaiting the governor's signature, sets aside an vastly increased budget for educating ELs in the state, giving schools funds per EL student and additional funds to schools with higher EL concentrations.

Schools that want to improve the educational prospects for ELs should take account of what's happening in their students' lives outside the classroom, according to a new report.

This article reviews the success of a six-year-old early-education digital learning program for ELs.

This article explores the extra hurdles for EL students and families in accessing critical counseling and case management services when needed. It focuses on a Philadelphia student's experience, but draws general conclusions.

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.

Principal Carl Manalo is launching a transitional bilingual education program at the Queens High School for Information, Research, and Technology, where 30 percent of its 413 students are English language learners and where most students live below the poverty line.

This article reviews the debate between flexibility for states and local districts on the one hand and accountability and protections for vulnerable students on the otheramong other issues at playas Congress reconsiders the regulations for ESSA.

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

Teaching English-Learners Early Mathematics, or TEEM, is a pilot partnership between university researchers and two California school districts that combines Japanese "lesson study" cycles and detailed student math notebooks to help students better understand their math learning.