ELs With Disabilities
English Learners
Don't Underestimate, Shortchange ELLs With Disabilities, Researcher Argues
A researcher found that some educators though bilingualism was "too lofty a goal" for English-language learners with disabilities.
English Learners
Minority Students Missing Out on Speech and Language Services, Study Finds
Black and Hispanic children are not receiving speech and language therapy at the same rate as similar white peers, which could set them up for academic problems later on, says new research.
Equity & Diversity
Civil Rights Groups Take New Mexico to Court in Fight Over Equitable Education
Advocates argue that New Mexico's constitution requires the state to provide an adequate public school education for all school-age children. Two civil rights organizations will make their case in court in a trial that begins next week.
English Learners
Schools Often Fail to Educate, Support English-Language Learners
In a wide-ranging report on the state of education for ELLs, one theme is consistent: The nation's public schools must devote more resources and research to educating students who aren't native English speakers.
English Learners
How Will ESSA Rules Change Education for English-Language Learners?
Advocacy groups and researchers are taking a deeper look at what changes may be on the horizon for English-language learners and the people responsible for educating them.
English Learners
States Struggle to Identify, Support ELLs with Learning Disabilities
States and schools often have trouble drawing distinctions between English-learner students who struggle with the language and those who have learning disabilities.
English Learners
Feds Urge Broad Support for Nation's Youngest Bilingual Learners
A new federal government policy statement aims to increase awareness about the challenges that young English-language learners face and proven strategies to address them.
Special Education
A Look at How the Brain Processes Language Patterns
New research and applications may help young children with both normal hearing and deafness improve their literacy.
Standards & Accountability
National Council of La Raza Honors Alexander, Murray for Work on ESSA
The new federal K-12 law could do more to hold all schools accountable for the education of non-native English-speaking students, who are overwhelmingly Spanish-speaking Latinos.
English Learners
English-Learners Are Assets, John B. King Jr. Tells Educators in Bilingual Address
In a videotaped address to National Association of Bilingual Education members, John B. King Jr. touted the potential benefits of the Every Student Succeeds Act for ELLs.
Standards & Accountability
New Federal K-12 Law Fails to Address 'Value of Bilingualism,' ELL Scholars Say
Some ELL researchers say the new ESSA law fails to make bilingualism and biliteracy a priority for all students in the United States, including English learners.
English Learners
ESEA Rewrite Could Serve as 'Huge Civil Rights' Bill for ELLs, Some Advocates Say
The legislation would do more to hold all schools, not just those with significant ELL enrollments, accountable for the education of non-native English speaking students.
English Learners
CCSSO Offers Guidance on Reclassification of English-Language Learners
Determining when to exit students from language-learner status is a "high-stakes" decision, the authors of a new report say.
English Learners
Pre-K Literacy Key to English-Language Learner Reclassification, Study Finds
Analysis shows that students who don't achieve English-proficiency by the time they reach upper elementary are less likely to ever do so
