Literacy/ESL
The Children’s Equity Project Releases Equity Roadmap for Early Education
The Children’s Equity Project and the Bipartisan Policy Center have come together to create an actionable policy...
ILA Hosts Virtual Town Hall on Anti-Racism
The International Literacy Association (ILA), in partnership with Kwame Alexander, award-winning children's book author and founding editor...
The Wonderful World of Words
Vocabulary is one of the Five Pillars of Literacy. A deep understanding...
Feds Lay Out Rules for English Learners during Closures
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a factsheet clarifying states’ responsibilities to English learners (ELs) and...
Free Audio Skills Courses for a Million Adults
Cell-Ed has announced that is has partnered with the state of New York, the Barbara Bush Foundation,...
2020 Global Literacy Award presented to Little Free Library
Little Free Library, a nonprofit based in Hudson, Wisconsin, United States was awarded for...
Toolkit to Highlight English Learner Progress
In response to renewed calls to strengthen programs for English Learners in California, the Center for Equity...
What Is the Future of Literacy Education?
According to National Center for Education figures, about 30 million adult Americans...
A Common Wish Amongst Our Children
My studying abroad experience started five years ago. Five long, sometimes short...
Why UDL Matters for English Language Learners
In 1922, my grandmother moved from Trois-Rivières, a city in Quebec, Canada,...
Filling the Achievement Gap through Multigenerational Learning
There is a crack in our nation’s foundation. Although it is historically...
Study Reveals Misconceptions about English Learners
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students who began kindergarten as English learners (ELs),...
From Deficit-Based to Assets-Based: Breaking Down the Wall One Essential...
This is part two of our series Breaking Down the Wall. View Part 1 here.
Analysis of State Funding for English Learners
The Education Commission of the States (ECS), an interstate compact on U.S. education...
Testing in Place
In 2017, California Assembly Bill (AB) 705, by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, was...
Free Workshops for Bilingual Parents in California
In February, Californians Together will be hosting two free workshops for Spanish-speaking parents, community members, and parent...
School Climate Changes EL Success Rates
Ohio’s Cleveland Partnership for English Learner Success—an alliance of Cleveland Metropolitan School...
California Receives $37.5 Million Literacy Grant
In November, the California Department of Education (CDE) was awarded a $37.5...