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October 29, 2009

STUDY FINDS ACADEMIC BENEFITS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WHO TRANSITION INTO MAINSTREAM CLASSROOMS – Nearly 30% of Los Angeles Unified School District students aren’t reclassified by the 8th grade, according to the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute

October 9, 2009

NCLR Supports Legislation to Strengthen Dual-Language Education for Low-Income Students

October 7, 2009

Hispanic Education Coalition Applauds Choice of New Director of Head Start Early Childhood Education Program

October 2, 2009

No Child Left Behind Regulations do not Go Far Enough to Improve Education For Latino Students, Says NCLR

September 30, 2009

The number of students in ESOL programs is on the rise in the United States, with huge growth in Georgia in particular. The state’s student population of English language learners has grown more than 200% between 1995 and 2005

August 22, 2009

Only 20% of nation’s teacher training institutions address ELL needs because, they say, there is no requirement to do so. There are over 5 million English Language Learners in our public schools, a group that has grown by 60% in the past few years.

August 18, 2009

Language services to improve for Indiana’s Latino children with Indiana University speech therapy grant

June 18, 2009

College Board Report Sheds Light on Why Writing Matters – Especially for Immigrant Students and Second-Language Learners

March 16, 2009

The Future of Illinois: Our English Language Learners

August 12, 2008

Overall, 43% of Hispanic students in 2007 graduated in four years, compared to 41% in 2006 and 37.4% in 2005, an increase of 5.6 points. – New York City (while an increase is encouraging the percentage is still under 50%!!!)

July 27, 2008

JUDGE ORDERS TEXAS TO REVAMP ITS BILINGUAL PROGRAMS – with additional documentation

July 15, 2008

Program at Gainesville State offers English language learners high school credit – Georgia

June 30, 2008

Pew Hispanic Center Report: The Role of Schools in the English Language Learner Achievement Gap

June 9, 2008

UCR Graduate Student Receives L.A. County Bilingual Directors Award – Gregory O’Brien, principal at Sparks Elementary School, will be honored at the 32nd Annual Recognition Banquet on Saturday, June 7.

June 2, 2008

For English Language Learners Everything Is an Uphill Battle

April 22, 2008

English language learners make great strides – Greeley, Colorado

April 8, 2008

Crunch Time for Arizona’s English Learner Program Looms

April 7, 2008

Research looks at costs, resources for educating immigrants in Carolinas

March 31, 2008

Class sizes for English skills decrease in Hoover – Alabama

March 5, 2008

Campaign for High School Equity to Congress: English Language Learners are Being Left Behind

February 25, 2008

Civil Rights Groups to Congress: English Language Learners Being Left Behind

November 26, 2007

La Lotería Goes Digital for English Language Learners

November 4, 2007

Education professor wins grant to promote math instruction in Spanish – University of Connecticut

October 2, 2007

Latina Mothers’ New Weapon in Fight for Education – California

September 25, 2007

Senators Menendez and Salazar and Representatives Grijalva and Hinojosa Join NCLR President Murguí and Parents in Urging Congress to Save Even Start

September 18, 2007

NEW YORK GOVERNOR SPITZER ANNOUNCES $6 MILLION IN FUNDING TO PROMOTE CITIZENSHIP INIATIATIVES

September 12, 2007

Free Online Resources at Thinkfinity.org Help Educators Bring National Hispanic Heritage Month Studies to Life

September 10, 2007

John Edwards for President-Edwards Introduces Opportunity Agenda For Latino Americans – Plan will strengthen schools so that every child can live the American Dream

August 28, 2007

More Resources Needed to Address Latino Student Growth – Indiana

May 16, 2007

Austin schools overlook 2,000 English language learners

April 16, 2007

National Council of La Raza Addresses NCLB Impact on Latino Children in Meeting with President Bush

April 6, 2007

Now you’re speaking my language – The Tigard-Tualatin School District is seeing the advantages of hiring teachers who are bi-lingual and bi-cultural – Oregon

March 27, 2007

Metro teachers, translators build new literacy-focused organization – Nashville

March 15, 2007

New Study by UCLA Researcher Examines Needs of English Learners in California Schools

January 24, 2007

Study helps schools teach Hispanic students – Georgia

January 19, 2007

Bill calls for English immersion in schools – North Dakota

December 20, 2006

English language learners succeed in St. Paul, Minnesota – Collaboration between classroom teachers and ELL experts has corresponded with rising test scores for nonnative speakers.

October 24, 2006

Shift Focus to English Language Learners – San Diego, California

September 14, 2006

National Council of La Raza Applauds U.S. Department of Education’s Policy on English Language Learners

September 5, 2006

Latino brothers tackle learning curve in Longview, Washington State

August 24, 2006

University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education Launches Pilot Program to Assess Reading Skills of Spanish-Speaking Kids

July 28, 2006

Local pre-K seeks Hispanic students in Clarksville, Tennessee

March 18, 2006

St. Anne serves Catholic faithful in 2 languages. Arizona’s largest parish has big Hispanic population

January 25, 2006

School system provides liaison to Hispanic community. Nashville, Tennessee

December 9, 2005

English as 2nd language fast accenting the area. Alabama