More Research On Precisely What Works for English Language Learners
New research on how schools can best support English language learners: less conclusive than we might like.
English Learners
Research on Making Policy Reforms Work for Dual Language Learners
It’s one thing to get the policies right for supporting dual language learners. It’s quite another to implement those policies well.
Beyond Subprime Learning: Our Ideas for Accelerating Progress in Early Education
Our new report calls for policies that are aimed at improving the quality of interactions between teachers and children.
Making the Common Core Work for Latino Students
As exhausting as they can be, today’s children are a critical economic resource.
Building on Immigrants’ Strengths to Improve Their Children’s Early Education
The last few years have been particularly good ones for advocates of greater investments in early education access.
Department of Education Charter School Program Grants Focus on DLLs
While there’s increasing evidence that DLLs follow unique patterns of linguistic development, these do not constitute deficits.
New Research: Montessori Pre-K Works for Latino Students
There’s a common assumption lurking in discussions about education reform: Instruction in basic skills is somehow in tension with enrichment
Dual Language Learners in School Improvement Grant Schools
The needs of dual language learners rarely get a foothold in education debates.
New York Kicks Off a New ELLs Conversation
And now there’s evidence that the state—and New York City—are preparing to lead on another element of education policy.
Doing Right by Dual Language Learners in New York City’s Pre-K Expansion
The de Blasio administration deserves credit for including an extra emphasis on dual language learners as part of its progress reports.