New Data Resources Can Help Improve Targeting of State Early Childhood and...
As states work to build high-quality early childhood systems and implement the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), having detailed knowledge...
View ArticleStrategic Opportunities for Including English Learners in ESSA State...
Amid implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, this discussion focuses on practices and options that states could adopt to hold schools accountable for English Learners’ achievement in the...
View ArticleFacts about English Learners and the NCLB/ESSA Transition in Select States
These fact sheets provide a sketch of key characteristics of the foreign-born and English Learner (EL) populations in select states. The fact sheets look at the demographics of these states, discuss EL...
View ArticleTrump and DeVos: What Could the New Administration Spell for English Learner...
The selection of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary and President Trump’s immigration enforcement-focused executive orders have left many parents and educators wondering how the new administration’s...
View ArticleQuality for Whom? Supporting Diverse Children and Workers in Early Childhood...
For children in U.S. homes where a language other than English is spoken, early childhood programs that are responsive to their needs can be key to later academic success. But as states refine their...
View ArticleAnalyzing State ESSA Plans for English Learner Accountability: A Framework...
This issue brief offers community stakeholders a framework to evaluate state education accountabiilty plans to determine if they meet required English Learner (EL) accountability elements. The...
View ArticleAll Eyes Turn to Congress, Following Trump Decision to Terminate DACA Program
By winding down DACA over six months, President Trump may have addressed a short-term political dilemma. But this action ensures debate will rage on in search of a lasting solution, as many in Congress...
View ArticleAre States Recognizing and Responding to the Needs of Their Dual Language...
On this webinar, MPI analysts outline key findings from their national demographic and policy profile on Dual Language Learners (DLLs) and discuss the implications for early childhood education and...
View ArticleDual Language Learners: A National Demographic and Policy Profile
As the share of U.S. children under age 8 who are Dual Language Learners (DLLs) increases, state policies have an important role to play in ensuring all young learners are able to get their education...
View ArticleAre States Recognizing and Responding to the Needs of Their Dual Language...
Dual Language Learners (DLLs) now make up nearly one-third of all children ages 8 and under in the United States, and on this webinar, MPI analysts outline key findings from a national demographic and...
View ArticleHow Are School Systems Responding to the Needs of Immigrants, Refugees, and...
Marking the release of an MPI report, this webinar focuses on how schools have created and expanded systems around the identification of newcomer students’ immediate and ongoing academic and...
View ArticleBeyond Teaching English: Supporting High School Completion by Immigrant and...
Immigrant and refugee students who arrive in the United States during their secondary school years face daunting hurdles as they seek to juggle learning a new language and culture while also trying to...
View ArticleHow Are School Systems Responding to the Needs of Immigrants, Refugees, and...
Marking the release of an MPI report, this webinar explores some of the responses made by school districts to bring immigrant and refugee newcomer students up to speed in English and basic academic...
View ArticleNew Opportunities? ESSA and Its Implications for Dual Language Learners and...
Enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015 introduced opportunities to use federal funds to strengthen the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce as a means of better...
View ArticleIn the Age of Trump: Populist Backlash and Progressive Resistance Create...
As long-simmering passions related to federal immigration policies have come to a full boil, less noted but no less important debates are taking place at state and local levels with regards to policies...
View ArticleEffectively Serving Children in a Superdiverse Classroom: Implications for...
Marking the release of an MPI report, this webinar will feature MPI researchers offering analysis of the diversity within the Dual Language Learner (DLL) population nationwide and at the state and...
View ArticleThe Impact of Immigration Enforcement Policies On Teaching and Learning in...
In an era of stepped-up immigration enforcement, speakers at this event will present their research on the impact of enforcement policies on children from immigrant families and U.S. public schools.
View ArticleGrowing Superdiversity among Young U.S. Dual Language Learners and Its...
Dual Language Learners (DLLs) grow up in U.S. families with a wide range of languages, origins, and socioeconomic characteristics. Yet little is known about which practices and program models work best...
View ArticleEffectively Serving Children in a Superdiverse Classroom: Implications for...
As the number and share of Dual Language Learners (DLLs) continues to grow across the United States, diversity within this population is also increasing. This webinar marks the release of a report...
View ArticleResponding to Early Childhood Education and Care Needs of Children of Asylum...
Marking the release of a new MPI report, this webinar examines the challenges and successes major host countries in Europe and North America are experiencing in providing high-quality early childhood...
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