How robots can help kids learn English
California is still lagging in helping students become proficient in English by their sixth year in school. Students who take longer than six years to learn English can miss out on […]
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Elk Grove among top districts in CA with most effective strategies to reduce English learner lag
ELK GROVE, Calif. —A decade after a report on long-term English learners in California shows the state is still lagging in helping these students. Long-term English learners are students who have been in school […]
California still lags in helping long-term English learners
A decade after a landmark report on English learners, California still has a long way to go to help students learn English. The coalition Californians Together released a new report Wednesday on […]
Recommendations for Long-Term English Learners
Ten years after their groundbreaking publication, Reparable Harm called attention to California’s long-term English learners (LTELs), Californians Together has released Renewing Our Promise, a research and policy report by Manuel Buenrostro & Julie Maxwell-Jolly, that […]
Chronic absenteeism up throughout Northern California school districts
STOCKTON, Calif. —A few weeks into the new school year, chronic absenteeism is up throughout several school districts. Chronic absenteeism means that a student has missed at least 10% of […]
Why phonics instruction is not enough for English learners
As California launches a new literacy campaign, some advocates worry that for English learners, a focus on sounding out words will come at the expense of learning the meaning of […]