Administrators

English learners’ access to core content: Academic course enrollment in high school

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
Administrators
Policy makers
English Learners

Using statewide data from Oregon (2013/14–2018/19) and Michigan (2011/12–2014/15), this brief explores the prevalence of EL students’ exclusionary tracking in high school, compared to former and never ELs.

Supports for multilingual students who are classified as English learners

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Dissertation
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
English Learners
Administrators
Language Researchers

What research-based practices can district and school leaders use to support the academic success and linguistic development of multilingual students classified as English Learners (ML-ELs)? This brief offers six evidence-based practices to pursue, and five practices to avoid.

Promoting school success for immigrant-origin students

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Administrators
Educational Leaders
English Learners

How can schools and districts promote the educational and social-emotional well-being of the diverse population of immigrant-origin students? This brief offers seven evidence-based practices to pursue, and two to avoid.

English Learners and Career and Technical Education (September 2024)

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Fact Sheet
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
English Learners
Families of English learners
Administrators
Originating Organization
OELA

This Fact Sheet highlights English learner students in secondary schools who are career and technical education participants (received at least one CTE credit in that year) and concentrators (received three credits within a career cluster during high school).

2024 NPD Grantees

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Federal Program
Target Audience(s)
Administrators
Teachers
NPD Grantees

Individualized language plans: Promises and pitfalls

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Administrators
Policy makers
Language Researchers

In the United States, individualized language plans (ILPs) have gained traction across K–12 schools.