Tag: equity
BRIEF: English Learner Funding Equity and Adequacy in K–12 Education
Introduction
In a rural part of northwest Alabama sits Russellville City, a community that has experienced tremendous demographic changes...
Program Models over Potluck
“Come on, talk to me, so you can see what’s going on.” ~Marvin Gaye
I’ve had several conversations recently about what Language Instruction Education Program (LIEP) model yields the best results for primary and secondary...
Keying In K–12 Equity
This is the fourth school year educators, students, families, and administrators will be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. While recent data from NWEA shows early signs of rebounding,1 which offers some hope, the research...
STEM Is Not Only a Course, It’s an Experience
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is not a single course. First, let me explain what STEM stands...
English Divide in Francophone West Africa
Sub Saharan Africa ranks among the regions in the world where education exclusion is the highest. In fact, according to UNESCO Information Statistics: “Over one-fifth of children between the ages of about 6 and...
The Endangered Language Alliance
In the realm of K–12 pedagogy, “ELA” stands for English language arts. In New York City, another ELA is worthy of recognition.The Endangered Language Alliance, a nonprofit founded in 2010 by Daniel Kaufman, Juliette...
The Power of Cultural and Linguistic Connections
For Haitian Heritage Month this year, my heart swells with pride and joy that my American-born son will be participating in the Haitian Day Parade. His father and I registered him for the Mattahunt/Toussaint...
Queering English Language Classrooms
Working with queer English learners requires close attention to their emotions and feelings, prior to or in conjunction with the teaching of language and literacy. Queer pedagogy does more than “good” instructional strategies and...
Improving Language Equity for the Seals of Biliteracy
Heritage language learners add to the rich variety of the U.S.’s languages, yet all too often those very students are denied the recognition they deserve. The Seal of...
Seeing Themselves in the Story
In honor of Women’s History Month, this Pass the Mic article features an interview with Chanda Austin, author of Qiana’s Braids, which was inspired by the lack of representation of Black girls and their...