Community Schools in Los Angeles Unified: Transforming Teaching and Learning

Published Year
2026
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Educators
Educators of Bilingual Students
Educators of English Learners
Families of English learners

The California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) funds local education agencies to develop and support networks of schools that integrate community school practices, guided by statewide technical assistance.

English Learners in Rural Localities (March 2026)

Published Year
2026
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
English learners
Researchers
Originating Organization
NCELA
OELA

Nationally, in school year (SY) 2021–22 over 350,000 students enrolled in rural locales were English learners (ELs). These students bring unique cultural, educational, and linguistic experiences that enrich their communities.

Feasibility of the knowledge, language, and inquiry (K.L.I.) intervention for multilingual English learners

Published Year
2025
Resource Type
Journal
Target Audience(s)
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Bilingual Students
Administrators
Researchers

This study evaluated the feasibility of the Knowledge, Language, and Inquiry (K.L.I.) intervention, designed to support Grades 3–5 multilingual students classified as English learners (ML-ELs) in building content knowledge, language skills, and reading comprehension through inquiry-based sm

Dual Language Immersion Programs (January 2025)

Published Year
2025
Resource Type
Infographic
Target Audience(s)
Dual Language/Bilingual Educators
Educators of Bilingual Students
Educators of English Learners
State Education Agencies
Policy makers
Researchers
Originating Organization
OELA

Dual language immersion (DLI) programs provide content and language instruction in both English and a partner language, including Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, French, and many other languages.

How do school finance systems support English learners?

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

English learners (ELs) are one of the fastest-growing student groups in the U.S. K-12 system, making up about one in 10 students enrolled in public schools nationwide.

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

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.

Dual language immersion programs: The state of current research

Published Year
2024
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Dual Language/Bilingual Educators
Educators of Bilingual Students
Educators of English Learners
Educators of Multilingual Learners
Policy makers

In January 2024, researchers from the Region 15 Comprehensive Center (R15CC) at WestEd reviewed recent literature on dual language immersion (DLI) programs, identifying common methods, settings, and program implementation practices.

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
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.

The impact of a broken immigration system on U.S. students and schools

Published Year
2023
Resource Type
Brief
Target Audience(s)
Policy makers
Educators
Educators of Bilingual Students
Community Advocates

While the public’s attention remains directed to the border—the epicenter of the debate about immigration policy—the children of undocumented immigrants who have already crossed the border exist in permanent limbo, fearful every day that their parents will be snatched away from them, and wo