Demystifying Dyslexia
Often, schools under-identify multilinguals with dyslexia because they think the issue is language-based, so they don’t evaluate the student. There are places where multilingual students are overrepresented because we think we’ve given them the right kind of intervention when we actually haven’t. So, the relationship between multilingual students and special education is complicated.
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California Language Roadmap Summit
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Britain
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First Random Study Supports Bilingual Ed
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Free Public Education
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Bilingual Pay Act
One America, Many Voices Act
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March 2010
Keeping the Message Clear
President Obama’s appointment of Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana as assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the Department of...
American Councils for Education: Seeking Fellowship Placements
The American Councils for Education, in association with the U.S. Department of State, is seeking to place five young professionals in non-governmental internships across...
Making Dreams Come True
A Dream Deferred…
See April 2009 Editorial for more on the DREAM Act
Each year, thousands of promising students go to school eager to achieve their...
February 2010
Invest in Teachers
Teacher quality is key to the success of our schools and our children. No matter how you judge success, there can be...
Educating Young Haitian Refugees
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