Media Coverage

A bill that would have required California teachers to use the “science of reading,” which spotlights phonics, to teach children to read has died without a hearing.  Assembly Bill 2222, […]

Greater access to dual language programs, improving family engagement practices, and reimagined funding models were among the top policy priorities for English learners shared at a national convening in early […]

Concerns have been raised that methodologies based on the Science of Reading may negatively impact English Learners (ELs). On February 8, New America and SEAL will co-host a webinar that will unpack the relationship […]

This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom presented the first pass on the 2024-25 state budget. It includes his ideas for addressing an $11 billion drop in funding for TK-12 and community colleges […]

For the first time since 2019, the California Department of Education updated the dashboard that tracks the annual progress of K-12 students on factors such as standardized test scores, chronic absenteeism, suspensions […]

California enrolls a far lower percentage of English learners in bilingual education programs than other states, according to a report released in October from The Century Foundation. The authors also found that […]