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Yesterday, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget that includes a $291.5 billion spending plan and an expected $37.86 billion shortfall. The overall theme of the press conference was more hopeful than what we had seen in the past few […]
Read MoreFrom new legislative victories to continued success in serving students, 2023 was an incredibly important year for Californians Together. We are eager to build on these wins in 2024, but let’s take a look at all we accomplished as we […]
Read MoreThe California English Learner Roadmap passed unanimously by the State Board of Education in 2017, and it marked a sea-change from previous state English learner policies. It is aspirational, principles-based, comprehensive, research-informed, and takes an assets-oriented approach toward students. From […]
Read MoreNewcomers are a distinct student group characterized by their recent arrival to schools in the United States. This group can include refugees, asylum seekers, unaccompanied minors, and migratory students. There is no shared definition of what a newcomer student is, […]
Read MoreThe following is an excerpt from “Revisiting California’s Expanding Bilingual Teacher Shortage: Addressing Immediate Shortfalls in Early Childhood Education”, the first installment of a comprehensive six-part series on a multitude of considerations for supporting Dual Language Learners in California. […]
Read MoreSupporting all English learners (ELs) to achieve their highest potential has been a work in progress for California’s public school system. There is much to celebrate over the past decade. We have seen more and more high school graduates attain […]
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