English Learner Testing during the Pandemic: An Early Readout and Look Ahead
In addition to upending daily life in the classroom, the pandemic has affected how states administer annual assessments to their students—disrupting a key means of collecting data on new or growing...
View ArticleTesting Disrupted: Assessment of English Learners Complicated by Pandemic
Marking the release of a report examining the assessment of English Learner (EL) students after pandemic-induced disruptions, this webinar examines ELs’ learning experiences during the 2020-21 academic...
View ArticleHow State Assessments Became and Remain a Driver for Equity for English Learners
While the pandemic has given a boost to efforts to water down or limit end-of-year state assessments of students in K-12, this commentary notes the importance of testing to drive equity for the...
View ArticleEnsuring Effective Language Access Services and Policies in Early Childhood...
Language access policies and services are critical to promoting the equitable participation of Dual Language Learners and their families in early childhood programs, yet there are persisting...
View ArticleOverlooked but Essential: Language Access in Early Childhood Programs
Dual Language Learners (DLLs)—young children with a parent who speaks a language other than English at home—benefit greatly from early childhood programs, but they also enroll at lower rates than their...
View ArticleDual Language Learners: Key Characteristics and Considerations for Early...
How many Dual Language Learner (DLL) children live in your state, and what share do they comprise of all children under age 5? What languages are most commonly spoken in their households? Answers to...
View ArticleEnsuring Effective Language Access Services and Policies in Early Childhood...
Language access policies and services are critical to promoting the equitable participation of Dual Language Learners and their families in early childhood programs, yet there are persisting...
View ArticleApprenticeship Programs Are a Promising Solution to Bring More Multilingual...
Shortages of workers continue to plague early childhood education and care (ECEC) systems across the United States. With the field already struggling to effectively serve young children in families...
View ArticleRecommendations for the Task Force on New Americans
The Task Force on New Americans launched by the Biden administration represents an important occasion to deepen understanding of immigrant integration issues and to identify ways to address them. MPI’s...
View ArticleCareer and Technical Education as a Bridge to High School English Learner...
This webinar looks at career and technical education programs and federal, state, and school district policies that support English Learners' inclusion in these programs.
View ArticleUnlocking Opportunities: Supporting English Learners’ Equitable Access to...
Increasing equitable access to educational opportunities is a major focus for U.S. educators and others. For English Learners, the hands-on courses offered through career and technical education (CTE)...
View ArticleCareer and Technical Education as a Bridge to High School English Learner...
This webinar, marking the launch of a report, looks at career and technical education programs and federal, state, and school district policies that support English Learners' inclusion in these programs.
View ArticleStrengthening Medical and Mental Health Services for Unaccompanied Children...
Marking the launch of a report by the American Academy of Pediatrics and MPI, this event examines unaccompanied children’s access to medical and mental health services post-release and offering...
View ArticleESSER: Moving the Needle on Equitable and Adequate Education Funding for...
The pandemic and move to remote learning affected students across the United States, and certain groups—including the nation’s 5 million English Learners (ELs)—were hit particularly hard. At the same...
View ArticleRecent Immigrant Children: A Profile of New Arrivals to U.S. Schools
A significant increase in the number of immigrant children in U.S. schools over the last decade has challenged K-12 educators to expand their capacity to serve students with different backgrounds and...
View ArticleRefining State Accountability Systems for English Learner Success
State accountability systems are designed to identify and close student achievement gaps. Yet most do not report and interpret English Learner (EL) outcomes in a way that paints a full picture of how...
View ArticleConnecting Immigrant Communities to Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health...
Speakers will discuss the importance of infant and early childhood mental health services, highlighting approaches that have successfully connected immigrant and refugee families with beneficial and...
View ArticleSupporting Immigrant and Refugee Families through Infant and Early Childhood...
Infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH) services can offer vital support for young children’s healthy development. Yet, young children in immigrant and refugee families often do not benefit,...
View ArticleConnecting Immigrant Communities to Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health...
Speakers discuss the importance of infant and early childhood mental health services, highlighting approaches that have successfully connected immigrant and refugee families with beneficial and...
View ArticleUnderstanding Obstacles to Foreign Qualification Recognition for Key U.S....
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) systems across the United States are grappling with worker recruitment and retention challenges. At the same time, immigrants with relevant education and work...
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