April 2024 Legislative Update
This month concludes numerous policy discussions as we approach the deadline that requires policy committees to hear and report to fiscal committees’ bills introduced in their house. It also pauses the […]
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March 2024 Legislative Update
We are welcoming spring with two of our sponsored bills making it out of the Assembly Education Committee. AB 2071 (Juan Carrillo) Access and Equity for All English Learners This […]
Californians Together Voices at the March State Board of Education Meeting
Annually, at the March State Board of Education, the members hear a report from the Department of Education about the current accountability system and their accountability work plan for the […]
Find Your People at the EL Advocacy Institute
Do you know what it is like to ‘find your people’? Californians Together hosted our fifth English Learner Advocacy Institute this year at the beautiful Hayes Mansion in San Jose. […]
United States of Biliteracy
Last month marked a watershed moment for the movement toward a linguistically inclusive society—one in which we celebrate the ability to speak, read, and write in multiple languages. South Dakota became the […]
Uplifting Higher Expectations and Data Transparency for English Learners in the State Accountability System
On February 9, 2024 four Californians Together advocates testified before the CPAG providing recommendations to improve the current and future data dashboard and accountability system. The four areas that were […]