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Recent calls for social justice to be a key aspect of principal preparation have been made, but content related to the efficacy of dual language education has been a neglected area of educational leadership research, coursework, and principal preparation standards.

The potential of TWI to close the achievement gap for English language learners and to provide both native English speakers and native partner-language speakers with access to a high-quality education with positive academic, language, and sociocultural outcomes is clear.

This qualitative study focuses on the potential influence students' English as a second language (ESL) status has on teachers' placement decisions. Specifically, the study examines 21 teachers' responses to and decisions regarding fictional student record cards.

Although TESOL in-service teacher education committed to culturally sustaining pedagogy (Paris, 2012) has underscored the critical role of teachers' professional subjectivities for student achievement, relatively few studies have attempted to capture the perspectives of African American classro

This Statistics in Brief describes the percentages of public schools that reported that they had teaching vacancies and subject areas with difficult-to-staff teaching positions in the 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2007-08, and 2011-12 school years.

The objective of this resource document is to offer guidance to school districts on how to expand the recruitment, hiring, and retention of bilingual and English Language Development (ELD) teachers and support staff by implementing the THREAD (Tap, Harness, Reach, Establish, Awareness, Develop) appr

This presentation highlights research on training DLL teachers, describes best practices for teachers and administrators to support development of English and children's home language, shares a tool for coaching and professional development of teachers, and discusses policy trends and recommend

"This brief is based on a study of residency programs that received funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Teacher Quality Partnership program.

In April 2012, the North Central Comprehensive Center (NCCC) at McREL released a report titled English Language Learner Resource Guide: Top Ten Instructional Tips for Schools with a Low Incidence of ELLs.