Learning the Language - Education Week
- Poll: Latinos Put Education Over Immigration in 2012 Campaign
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A new survey of likely voters in five Latino-heavy states shows that education ranks second only to job creation and the economy as the most important issue for Latinos in the 2012 election cycle.... - Study: Most ELLs Are in Districts That Fall Short of Federal Goals
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CORRECTION AND UPDATE: The Ed. Dept. wants to make clear that this report is not the "biennial" update to Congress mandated by federal law. This report was independently commissioned by the department. I regret my misund... - Census: Foreign-Born Population Reaches Record High
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Roughly 13 percent of the U.S. population is foreign born.... - Grim NAEP Science Results for English Learners
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English learners gained no ground in science achievement in the 2011 Nation's Report Card.... - Puerto Rico's Governor Pushes for Fully Bilingual Citizenry
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Gov. Luis Fortuno wants English to become the primary language of instruction in the U.S. territory's public schools.... - Justice Dept to Ala.: Immigration Law Drove Latinos From Schools
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Asst. Attorney General Thomas Perez issues stern letter to Alabama's schools chief about negative effects of the state's tough immigration law.... - Preschool Provides Major Advantages to English-Learners, Study Says
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The Public Policy Institute of California finds that "linguistically isolated" four-year-olds who attend a preschool program for one year before kindergarten develop stronger early reading skills than their peers who do ... - Study: The Sharper Minds of Bilinguals
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New research provides biological evidence that bilingual brains are more finely tuned than monolingual ones.... - A Case for Training All Teachers to Meet Needs of ELLs
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A new paper from the Center for American Progress recommends that all teachers need to be adequately prepared to teach English-learners.... - Study: Pediatric Early Literacy Effort a Boon to English Learners
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A non profit program that provides books and uses doctors to advise at-risk families on the importance of reading with children is showing good results for young Latinos....
