November 2024 Testimony for the Reading Difficulties Panel
In the 2025-26 school year, all schools will be required to administer annually to every K-2 student a screener for reading difficulties. A panel has been working all year to […]
Category: English Learner Leadership & Legacy Initiative
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. […]
A New Generation of English Learner Advocates is Upon Us
Californians Together hosted our EL Advocacy Institute November 10-13, 2022 at Kellogg West Conference Center and Hotel in Pomona, where we were joined by 55 mid-career advocates from across California […]
From Local Advocate to State Assemblymember: EL Advocate, Dawn Addis
This month, we’d like to spotlight a champion of our English Learner Leadership and Legacy Initiative (ELLLI), a growing network of EL advocates who are committed to shaping policy and […]
EL Advocate Spotlight: Dr. Jennifer Yacoub
Dr. Jennifer Yacoub is an advocate who is making an impact in the Central Valley. Jennifer was selected last year to be part of the 2021 EL Advocacy Institute organized by […]
2021 English Learner Advocacy Institute
November 11-14, 2021Lodi, CA Californians Together invites applicants to an extraordinary, four-day professional development event for selected leaders and advocates for quality education for English Learners. This is a fully-funded […]