May 5, 2022
Looking for bilingual teachers in our own backyards
Some say we need to look beyond colleges and instead find new bilingual teachers among bus drivers, teachers' aides, and attendance clerks.
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Bilingual Education
June 1, 2021
California bilingual programs ready to grow after slowing during pandemic
Some school districts were forced to pause their expansion plans for new dual language immersion programs due to the pandemic.
Zaidee Stavely And Betty Márquez Rosales
March 10, 2021
Quick Guide: California's road map for students learning English
A guide to California's English Learner Roadmap, which provides guidance on how to be responsive to the needs of English learner students by giving meaningful and accessible instruction, aligning goals across education systems, and more.
Betty Márquez Rosales
September 23, 2019
San Diego State University program latest to take aim at preparing more diverse, bilingual teachers
Three San Diego area community colleges will send 100 students annually to San Diego State’s bilingual credentials program.
Michael Burke
March 19, 2019
New training for California preschool teachers to help bilingual children prepare for kindergarten
The trainings teach preschool teachers how to help children learn English and keep their home languages, so they can be more successful in kindergarten and beyond.
Zaidee Stavely
October 2, 2018
Amidst teacher shortage new funds help districts train more bilingual teachers
New state funds, available through The Bilingual Teacher Professional Development grants, are helping more school districts and county offices of education to increase the number of bilingual teachers in the state.
Ashley Hopkinson
July 19, 2018
California must continue to lead in closing the bilingual skills gap
In addition to English and Spanish, proficiency in other languages is also important
David Bong
May 2, 2018
Educators face new challenges in 'superdiverse' classrooms where multiple languages are spoken
Researchers focused on classrooms where more than five languages are spoken.
Ashley Hopkinson
April 16, 2018
Focusing on the language skills of English Learners key to boosting math scores
An Education Trust–West report highlights successful strategies some California districts implemented to improve English learners' performance in math.
Ashley Hopkinson
December 14, 2017
Grants aim to increase California's supply of bilingual teachers
Four California school districts and four county offices of education will each receive $625,000 to train bilingual teachers for new classes.
Theresa Harrington
September 10, 2017
Bilingual education advocates celebrate first new policy for English language learners in 20 years
The State Board of Education adopted the first new language policy in 20 years — the English Learner Roadmap, an online resource for school districts that will help guide curriculum, instruction and standards for the 1.4 million English learners in the state’s public schools.
Ashley Hopkinson
August 24, 2017
Voter initiative opens door to expansion of popular dual language immersion programs
The new law that governs language instruction in California is making way for districts to expand bilingual programs.
Ashley Hopkinson
August 21, 2017
Spanish-speaking teachers getting special training to meet California's demand for more bilingual teachers
As districts expand bilingual programs, they're ramping up training so teachers who speak Spanish can teach Common Core and standards for English learners.
Theresa Harrington
July 12, 2017
California must take steps to grow the bilingual teacher workforce
Teacher shortage limits districts' ability to expand bilingual offerings.
Vickie Ramos Harris and Shelly Spiegel-Coleman
July 11, 2017
New funds available to train bilingual teachers in California
An advocacy group for English learners says the $5 million in new state money to train more bilingual teachers is a "first step," and warns that Proposition 58 has worsened a severe shortage of bilingual teachers.