Californians Together 2023 Impact
From 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 […]
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The Close of the Legislative Session Brings Big Wins for Multilingual Education
Earlier this month, we celebrated the passage of three pieces of legislation—AB 370, AB 393, and AB 714. These three bills, respectively, create more equitable pathways for English learners to […]
Moving the EL Roadmap Forward
The 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, […]
A New Webinar Series Engages Experts to Explore Best Practices for Supporting Newcomer Students
Newcomers 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 […]
September 2023 Legislative Updates
AB 370, AB 393, AB 714, and AB 1170 have all made their way out of the legislature and onto the governor’s desk. These bills would create more equitable pathways […]
Teacher Preparation and California’s Early Childhood Education Workforce
The 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 […]