How Early Education Can Reduce Special Education Placements
In most American schools at least one out of every ten students will be classified as special needs.
PreK–12 Education
Dual Language Learners Reader Post #10: Preparing Educators to Work with DLLs
How are we preparing teachers to work with dual language learners? Can we improve?
Education Reform’s Blind Spots…And How to Address Them
A semi-unified theory explaining why education reform is running out of steam.
An Amendment to ECAA to Investigate the Identification of DLLs in Early Childhood
Research suggests that identifying DLLs early can support better linguistic and academic outcomes for them in the long run.
Addressing Bilingual Teacher Shortages in Connecticut
One of Connecticut’s central challenges has been recruiting and retaining qualified teachers for its ELL programs.
ESEA: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going
The replace ment of No Child Left Behind is being voted on by the Senate, but it’s sunnier title masks the loss of much of the substance.
A Challenge to Popular Wisdom: The Underrepresentation of Minorities in Special Education
Facts in education are often fuzzy and contradictory.That because it depends on the data source.
Dual Language Learners Reader Post #9: How Have NCLB and RTTT Impacted Education for DLLs/ELLs?
The Obama Administration has actively pushed education priorities through various federal policy levers.
Dual Language Learners Reader Post #8: What Do English-Only Laws Mean for DLLs/ELLs?
States’ “English-Only Laws” promised to support DLLs’ linguistic development. Their failure is provoking a response.
Connecticut Moves to Restrict Suspension and Expulsion in the Early Grades
Connecticut’s legislation to restrict out-of-school suspensions and expulsions for pre-K through second grade students will go into effect.