english learners

Teacher collaboration to support multilingual students designated as English learners: Ecological perspectives and critical questions

Published Year
2022
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Administrators
Researchers

Collaboration between English as a Second Language (ESL) and content teachers to support multilingual students designated as English Learners is a growing but complex phenomenon in U.S. schools, and one that has continued to evolve during the pandemic and related disruptions to schooling.

To reclassify or not reclassify: The how is as important as the when

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Assessment researchers

This research brief is intended to provide an overview of current knowledge on reclassification practices for students classified as English learners (ELs). We envision it will be useful.

Examining Policy Levers for English Learner Course Access

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
Researchers
Policy makers

This series of briefs brief explores the potential of four research-based policy levers to support access to core content courses for students classified as English Learners (ELs).

A critical GIS analysis of English learner enrollment

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Policy makers
State Education Agencies

In many ways, Arizona is on the forefront of school choice: in addition to a state-wide open enrollment law, it was one of the first states to adopt charter school legislation in 1994 and currently has the second-highest percentage of public school students attending charter schools in the

A First Look at Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Results of Initial Analysis Based on State Grantee Literacy Screening Assessments

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Report
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Literacy Coaches
Administrators
Early Childhood Program Administrators
Language Researchers

This report provides a first look at the literacy performance of students in grades K–3 in Massachusetts based on available data from both the 2020/21 and 2021/22 school years.