Minnesota’s Superdiverse and Growing Dual Language Learner Child Population
Dual Language Learners (DLLs) are a growing segment of the Minnesota young child population, and a particularly "superdiverse" one with myriad origins, cultures, and languages—a new reality other...
View ArticleMore Than a DREAM (Act), Less Than a Promise
The first bill introduced in the 116th Congress to offer a path to legal status to DREAMers, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, could legalize nearly 2.7 million unauthorized immigrants...
View ArticleAddressing Trauma in Young Children in Immigrant and Refugee Families through...
During this webinar, speakers discuss a MPI policy brief that explores the intersection of trauma and early childhood development, exploring how migration-related trauma and stressors can influence the...
View ArticleMitigating the Effects of Trauma among Young Children of Immigrants and...
The first years of a child’s life are a time of immense growth, and exposure to trauma—if left unaddressed—can have significant, lifelong effects. This issue brief examines how young children of...
View ArticleAddressing Trauma in Young Children in Immigrant and Refugee Families through...
During this webinar, speakers provide an overview of an MPI policy brief that seeks to raise awareness of the intersection of trauma and early childhood development, and how U.S. early childhood...
View ArticleDo All High School Graduates Count? Unintended Consequences of State...
This webinar will discuss findings from a new MPI report that investigates the unintended consequences for English Learners of using the four-year graduation rate for school accountability. Speakers...
View ArticleHow Many Unauthorized Immigrants Graduate from U.S. High Schools Annually?
A high school diploma has been a core requirement of proposed DREAM Act legislation and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Yet a fresh estimate of the number of unauthorized...
View ArticleThe Unintended Consequences for English Learners of Using the Four-Year...
High school graduation is a landmark event for students. It also plays an important role in the state accountability systems designed to ensure that schools provide all students a high-quality...
View ArticleDo All High School Graduates Count? Unintended Consequences of State...
This webinar, accompanying the release of an MPI report, investigates the unintended consequences for English Learners of using the four-year high school graduation rate for federal school accountability.
View ArticleLegal Protections for K-12 English Learner and Immigrant-Background Students
A complicated web of laws, policy guidance, and court rulings affect how English Learner (EL) and immigrant-background students are educated across the United States. This EL Insight sorts through them...
View ArticleEffectively Serving Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families through Home...
This MPI webinar marks the release of a policy brief that explores program and policy opportunities to improve home visiting services for immigrant and DLL families currently underparticipating in...
View ArticleLeveraging the Potential of Home Visiting Programs to Serve Immigrant and...
Home visiting programs for young families are growing in popularity across the United States, and have demonstrated their effectiveness in supporting maternal health and child well-being. At the same...
View ArticleEffectively Serving Immigrant and Dual Language Learner Families through Home...
Marking a policy brief's release, this webinar explores the promise of home visiting services that support new parents alongside their infants and toddlers, plus strategies for improving how these...
View ArticleAn Uneven Landscape: The Differing State Approaches to English Learner...
Experts share how states have approached Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) implementation, and areas where the law and state efforts to support English Learners can be improved.
View ArticleThe Patchy Landscape of State English Learner Policies under ESSA
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have developed blueprints to meet their commitments under the Every Student Succeeds Act—including requirements that aim to raise the profile of...
View ArticleAn Uneven Landscape: The Differing State Approaches to English Learner...
Experts share how states have approached Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) implementation, areas where the law and state efforts to support English Learners can be improved, and findings from the...
View ArticleWhich English Learners Count When? Understanding State EL Subgroup...
States publish a wealth of data about their English Learner students’ academic achievement and other outcomes such as graduation rates. But the answer to the question “Who is an EL?” is not always the...
View ArticleExpert Podcast: Understanding How English Learners Count in ESSA Reporting
This podcast features a discussion between MPI's Margie McHugh and Julie Sugarman about how to understand the varying composition of states' English Learner (EL) subgroup under ESSA, and why...
View ArticleAddressing Equity Concerns for English Learner Students: Where Do Native...
This webchat marks the release of a new report examining the role native language assessments play in addressing equity concerns for English Learners. The conversation will offer participants an...
View ArticleBuilding Bridges Not Walls: Key Lessons from the 2019 Global Education...
Marking the U.S. release of the 2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, this event includes a presentation of the report and discussion on the implications of migration and displacement for...
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