Educating English Learners in California
Californians Together Legislative Advocate Cristina Salazar sat down with Radio Bilingüe to discuss AB 2074—a recently signed law that addresses the California English Learner Roadmap.
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English learners perform better when keeping their second language, report concludes
Californians Together Policy Director Manuel Buenrostro sat down with Caló News to discuss findings from The State of English Learners in Public Schools. This interview touches on topics including the […]
California exempts transitional kindergarten students from English-language proficiency test
In June, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation that would exempt four-year-olds in transitional kindergarten from taking the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California—an exam given to students who speak another […]
Ayuda para estudiantes que aprenden inglés
California ha logrado un progreso considerable durante la última década en la mejora del sistema de educación pública del estado y el reconocimiento de las aportaciones que los estudiantes limitados […]
California Bill Requiring Kindergarten Exempts Early English Testing
Parallel California Assembly (2226) and Senate (1056) Bills have been introduced that would require children to attend one year of kindergarten before enrolling in first grade, beginning with the 2026-2027 […]
How Schools Can Better Support Teachers of Newcomer Students
Every year, K-12 schools across the country welcome hundreds of thousands of newcomers – foreign-born students who have migrated, are seeking asylum, are refugees, are undocumented or are unaccompanied – into their […]