Unaccompanied Children: Facing Court Without a Lawyer
According to the DOJ, around forty percent of more than 20,000 unaccompanied children faced proceedings without a lawyer since July 2014.
PreK–12 Education
How to Appreciate Teachers EVERY Day
More Meaningful Assessment for Dual Language Learners
A new series of briefs commissioned by the Heising-Simons and McKnight Foundations speak directly to the challenge of DLL assessment.
Standing Together Against Suspension & Expulsion in Early Childhood
Interview: Supporting Family Child Care Providers
Interview with Jessica Sager, Co-Founder and Executive Director of All Our Kin
Paraprofessionals Could Help Solve Bilingual Teacher Shortages
The bilingual teacher shortage is all too common – but many great candidates are already in the classroom.
At White House, #STEMStartsEarly, with Comments Invited on Tech Policy
At the White House symposium, more than 200 public and private initiatives announced commitments to help promote early STEM education.
Dual Immersion Programs: How States Foster Expansion, Face Challenges
A growing body of research shows that dual immersion models are particularly powerful for raising the academic achievement of DLLs.
New Column: Quality Teaching Is Still the Key to Quality Early Education
In a column for The 74 Million, Conor Williams explains what it takes to move from political pre-K promises to high quality early education
Federal English Learners Policy Changes: Lots of Talk, Little Policy Clarity
There’s a lot of talk right now in Washington about English Learners. But it’s not clear if there will be any policy clarity coming fro...