California Nominates ELL Advocates to Board of Education
California Governor Jerry Brown filled the last two openings in the 11-member California State Board of Education by nominating Ting Lan Sun, an executive director of one of the state's oldest charter schools, and...
‘Vague’ Language of Male Researchers Wins More Grants
A new study in Nature has found that grant reviewers favor vague and broad terminology used more often by men, despite the fact that proposals using those terms don’t produce better research. The study...
Even Lost Languages Rewire Brain
Research also demonstrates brain's plasticity and ability to adapt to new language environments
In a paper published in December's Nature Communications, researchers from Canada's McGill University and the Montreal Neurological Institute demonstrate that even brief,...
Children’s Book Explains COVID-19
Elementary educators looking for a free resource to teach students about the Coronavirus and COVID-19 will have help from a zany book character named Mrs. Can. Thanks to a grant from Northwestern University and...
Wearable ASL Translation Technology
Roozbeh Jafari, Associate Professor for the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University is leading the development of a tool for American Sign Language (ASL) translation. While previous attempts for automatic ASL translation have largely...
White House Officially Recognizes Indigenous Peoples Day
The Biden administration is the first to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples Day on October 11, 2021. The holiday, which coincides with Columbus Day, is a holiday that celebrates Native American peoples and commemorates their...
Taking the Holistic Approach
Margarita Calderón and Shawn Slakk believe that the whole school is responsible for the success of English learners
English learners (ELs) are no longer solely the responsibility of the ESL teacher. The entire school’s staff...
The New French Resistance
President Macron Announces Plan to Promote French worldwide and labels French teachers 'heroes'
France’s President Emmanuel Macron, whose mastery and use of English...
Report Challenges California’s System to Identify English Learner Needs
Study of local plans identifies key improvements to fix the system
Californians Together is releasing a new report today entitled Masking the Focus on English Learners which questions the efficacy of California’s accountability system in...
$300M Federal Grants to States for Distance Learning
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has announced more than $300 million in discretionary grant funds will be made available for states to use to create adaptable, innovative learning opportunities for K-12 and postsecondary...