English learners’ access to core content: Academic course enrollment in high school

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
Administrators
Policy makers

Using statewide data from Oregon (2013/14–2018/19) and Michigan (2011/12–2014/15), this brief explores the prevalence of EL students’ exclusionary tracking in high school, compared to former and never ELs.

Supports for multilingual students who are classified as English learners

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Dissertation
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
Administrators
Language Researchers

What research-based practices can district and school leaders use to support the academic success and linguistic development of multilingual students classified as English Learners (ML-ELs)? This brief offers six evidence-based practices to pursue, and five practices to avoid.

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).