Learning the Languagetag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/edweek/learning-the-language//362020-09-22T14:19:37ZEducation Week reporters cover English-language learners, bilingual education, and civil rights issues and explore the educational, policy, and social issues surrounding ELLs in U.S. schools. Movable Type Pro 5.2.7How Will Schools Teach English-Language Learners This Fall?tag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.813472020-09-20T19:40:56Z2020-09-22T14:19:37ZA new database offers a state-by-state look at guidance on supporting English-learner students and their families amid the global pandemic.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
A new database offers a state-by-state look at guidance on supporting English-learner students and their families amid the global pandemic.
Deportation Fear Grips Latino Studentstag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.812732020-09-01T10:10:43Z2020-09-02T16:57:58ZThe mere threat of immigration enforcement could have severe consequences for students' mental health, school engagement, grades, and post-high school lives, a new study finds.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
The mere threat of immigration enforcement could have severe consequences for students' mental health, school engagement, grades, and post-high school lives, a new study finds.
Spanish-Speaking Students Need Support. A New Podcast May Helptag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.812692020-08-31T22:15:29Z2020-08-31T22:18:35ZPor Nuestros Niños, an education-focused Spanish-language radio show and podcast, could help families navigate an uncertain return to school.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
Por Nuestros Niños, an education-focused Spanish-language radio show and podcast, could help families navigate an uncertain return to school.
Schools Failed English-Learners During the Shutdown. How Can They Do Better?tag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.812002020-08-18T15:50:47Z2020-08-18T15:50:20ZA new report urges districts to pay close attention to how they choose and use technology for students who are not yet fluent in English.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
A new report urges districts to pay close attention to how they choose and use technology for students who are not yet fluent in English.
A Look Back at How Undocumented Children Won the Right to Attend U.S. Schoolstag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.809162020-06-19T16:00:26Z2020-06-19T19:41:37ZThe fight over the rights of undocumented students has its origins in Tyler, a northeast Texas city where municipal leaders feared their school system would be overrun with immigrant families and students. Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
The fight over the rights of undocumented students has its origins in Tyler, a northeast Texas city where municipal leaders feared their school system would be overrun with immigrant families and students.
After Supreme Court Victory, DACA Educators Vow to Keep Fightingtag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.809142020-06-18T23:00:15Z2020-06-18T22:59:38ZAn estimated 15,000 educators in U.S. schools are recipients of DACA, the Obama-era program that allows immigrants who were brought to the United States as children to avoid deportation.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
An estimated 15,000 educators in U.S. schools are recipients of DACA, the Obama-era program that allows immigrants who were brought to the United States as children to avoid deportation.
How Will Schools Measure English-Learners' 'COVID-Slide' Learning Loss?tag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.809052020-06-17T17:35:12Z2020-06-17T20:23:44ZNative-language assessments may more fully reflect what English-language learners know and can do academically after months away from school. But not all states offer them.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
Native-language assessments may more fully reflect what English-language learners know and can do academically after months away from school. But not all states offer them.
How to Assess English-Learners' Needs From a Distance? Here's Some Helptag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.807972020-05-28T12:35:59Z2020-05-29T20:35:40ZWith schools unable to conduct in-person evaluations, schools must find new ways to determine if students need English-language-learner support services.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
With schools unable to conduct in-person evaluations, schools must find new ways to determine if students need English-language-learner support services.
More Funds Needed for English-Learners During Coronavirus Crisis, Advocates Tell Congresstag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.805932020-04-21T17:20:37Z2020-04-21T17:19:48ZMore than 40 organizations have signed on to a letter to Congress, requesting $1 billion in aid to help districts and states meet the needs of the nation's nearly 5 million English-learners.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
More than 40 organizations have signed on to a letter to Congress, requesting $1 billion in aid to help districts and states meet the needs of the nation's nearly 5 million English-learners.
Where They Are: The Nation's Small But Growing Population of Black English-Learnerstag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.805712020-04-17T20:00:11Z2020-04-17T20:00:12ZIn five northern U.S. states, black students comprise more than a fifth of ELL enrollment.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
In five northern U.S. states, black students comprise more than a fifth of ELL enrollment.
English-Learners May Be Left Behind as Remote Learning Becomes 'New Normal'tag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.803292020-03-17T20:30:22Z2020-05-26T11:11:03ZEnglish-learners often lack access to technology at home, experts and educators say, and their teachers are less likely to assign them to use digital learning resources outside of class.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
English-learners often lack access to technology at home, experts and educators say, and their teachers are less likely to assign them to use digital learning resources outside of class.
The Nation's English-Learner Population Has Surged: 3 Things to Knowtag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.801942020-02-18T20:20:05Z2020-02-18T20:19:50ZThe number of English-learner students in U.S. schools has increased 28 percent since 2000; 43 of 50 states have experienced an uptick in enrollment, federal data indicate.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
The number of English-learner students in U.S. schools has increased 28 percent since 2000; 43 of 50 states have experienced an uptick in enrollment, federal data indicate.
In Some States, ESSA Goals for English-Learners Are 'Purely Symbolic,' Report Findstag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.801872020-02-14T20:00:08Z2020-02-14T20:00:23ZMore than four years after the passage of ESSA, English-language-learner education policies across the country remain "disjointed and inaccessible," a new report concludes.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
More than four years after the passage of ESSA, English-language-learner education policies across the country remain "disjointed and inaccessible," a new report concludes.
The Invisible Burden Some Bilingual Teachers Facetag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.801442020-02-07T20:30:40Z2020-02-11T04:17:55ZThe extra work that many dual-language bilingual educators take on "too often goes unrecognized and is never remunerated," a new small-scale study concludes.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
The extra work that many dual-language bilingual educators take on "too often goes unrecognized and is never remunerated," a new small-scale study concludes.
Identifying Gifted and Talented English-Learners: Six Steps for District Leaderstag:blogs.edweek.org,2020:/edweek/learning-the-language//36.801262020-02-04T20:30:01Z2020-02-12T01:27:29ZRooting out teacher bias and focusing on family engagement are some of the steps schools can take to identify more English-language learners for gifted and talented education.Corey Mitchellhttp://www.edweek.org/ew/contributors/corey.mitchell_7511719.html
Rooting out teacher bias and focusing on family engagement are some of the steps schools can take to identify more English-language learners for gifted and talented education.