Access to Free, Full-Day Kindergarten Grows
While most kindergarten-aged children do attend some type of kindergarten, their experience depends on where they live.
PreK–12 Education
How Communities Can Support the Training and Development of Foreign Born Teachers
As early childhood education programs address teacher shortages, one community program is growing teachers from within.
Dual Language Learner Identification in California Moves One Step Closer to Reality
New guidance signals a positive step forward for 60% of California’s early childhood population.
How to Push the Needle on Dual Language Learner Education in State Pre-K Programs
A scan of four states’ policies revealed that DLL integration into pre-K systems shows promise, though inconsistent from state to state.
Announcing the 2022-24 LSX Fellows
Meet the 2022-24 LSX Fellows: mid-career professionals—across five sectors and eight countries—focused on children’s learning, ages 2 to 12.<...
Former English Learners Outperform English-only Peers On Texas’ State Assessments
New data reveals high scores for former ELs on 2022 academic tests.
Meaningfully Incorporating Equity into QRIS
QRIS are complex systems and there is a much work to be done to improve them and ensure they promote equity.
Strengthening Assessments of Young Children’s Learning: Perspectives from Home-based Pre-K Providers
Elevating the perspectives of home-based providers in the development and implementation of better assessment tools is critical.
Building Better Pre-K Assessments to Support Dual Language Learners and their Educators
Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ and MDRC recently hosted a webinar bringing together leading researchers and practitioners to envision new assessments for DLLs.
Report Finds English Learners Were Affected Differently by the Pandemic
States and districts should prioritize differentiated supports for these students moving forward.