Tag: English Learners
July 18, 2017
State Board of Education approves English Learner Roadmap
New state policy is expected to help schools meet California's Vision of Success 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.
Ashley Hopkinson
July 2, 2017
Research shows transitional kindergarten benefit for English learners
English learners in transitional kindergarten show significant gains.
Deborah Kong
July 2, 2017
Votes coming on teacher tenure, for-profit charters, other key bills
Legislators must decide this month before they take August off.
EdSource staff
June 28, 2017
Transitional kindergarten boosts school readiness in math, reading
Researchers found kindergartners who had attended transitional kindergarten are better prepared than those who had attended preschool or had not been in a formal preschool program.
Ashley Hopkinson
June 14, 2017
The multiple benefits of learning two languages
California has taken important steps to support dual language learners.
Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio
May 18, 2017
Transitional kindergarten helps prepare English learners for school, study finds
English learners who attend transitional kindergarten enter kindergarten with stronger literacy and math skills, according to a recent American Institutes for Research study.
Ashley Hopkinson
March 23, 2017
Digital app helps to boost vocabulary of English learners in Napa preschools
In Napa County, where 87 percent of its preschoolers are English learners, the use of a digital literacy app in Spanish and English is helping to boost the vocabulary of its youngest students. Teachers use the app in all 24 preschools in the county to incorporate songs, books and games into classroom activities.
Ashley Hopkinson
March 17, 2017
It is up to states to ensure English learner and immigrant students receive a quality education
The simple answer: It depends on the actions of state and local policymakers where those students live.
Julie Sugarman
January 17, 2017
Report: Innovative science instruction boosts academic performance among English learners
In some cases, English learners outscored their English-proficient peers on standardized tests.
Carolyn Jones
January 11, 2017
State board chooses new way of measuring school progress on tests
It also decides which schools' English learners will fall in the accountability system's low-performing "red zone."
John Fensterwald
January 9, 2017
Ending the No Child Left Behind Catch-22 on English learner progress
State Board of Education should change how the progress of English learners is measured to make the system more fair.
Linda Darling-Hammond and Kenji Hakuta
January 6, 2017
A new era for bilingual education: explaining California's Proposition 58
The law reverses the English-only mandate voters passed in 1998.
Ashley Hopkinson
December 11, 2016
Home-grown school superintendents bring stability, deep knowledge to their districts
Superintendents who lead districts where they grew up say they are motivated by a yearning to honor their mentors who nurtured them along the way.