The Art of Implementation: California鈥檚 LCAPs Fall Short for ELs
Amaya Gracia explains California’s education reform, the Local Control Formula, and how certain districts fall short of the standards.
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Language, Identity, and Community in Hawaiian Immersion Schools
Hawaiian immersion schools have been pushing for more policy flexibility for years.
Dual Language Learners Reader Post #3: Identifying DLLs
There are more dual language learners in American schools every year. But how do various states screen to determine which students are DLLs?
Child Care Assistance Laws Blocking Parents’ Potential
States should ensure their policies motivate parents to pursue education, instead of placing roadblocks in their path to financial security.
Dual Language Learners Reader Post #2: Who are Dual Language Learners?
The second post in our Dual Language Learners Reader explores the growing number鈥毭劽產nd growing diversity鈥毭劽畂f DLLs in the United Sta
Head Start: Serving America’s Neediest Children for 50 Years and Counting
Fifty years ago today, in the White House Rose Garden, President Johnson announced the goal of Project Head Start.
Matching the Changing Demographics of Young Children in the Early Ed Workforce
A new Migration Policy Institute report notes that children of immigrants now make up one-quarter of the children under the age of 6.
2014 Preschool Yearbook: Slow and Steady Is Not Good Enough
This week the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) released its highly anticipated annual State of Preschool Yearbook.
Introducing the Dual Language Learners Reader: Post #1
DLL, ELL, LEP, TEL, ESL…languages in U.S. schools have given birth to numerous acronyms.
The Cultural and Economic Benefits of Integrating Immigrants
Immigrants don’t just make the United States wealthier, they make it much more interesting.