Relaunch of America’s Languages Caucus
In April, America’s Languages Caucus was relaunched with the addition of new House co-chair Representative Jen Kiggans (R-Virginia 2). First-term congresswoman Kiggans, who joined...
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The Children’s Equity Project Releases Equity Roadmap for Early Education
The Children’s Equity Project and the Bipartisan Policy Center have come together to create an actionable policy roadmap for states and the federal government—as...
Latinos Make Up Majority of Admitted Freshmen to the University of California for the First Time Ever
According to preliminary data released Thursday by the University of California, Latino students will make up the majority of the University of California's freshman...
Early Learning Programs Stretched by Pandemic
Early Edge California and the American Institutes for Research (AIR) released their research brief, California’s Early Learning and Care Providers: Essential Workers Who Need...
Digital Divide Affecting Education Even More
New analysis shows 15-16 million kids—20% more than previous estimates—and as many as 400,000 teachers lack adequate internet or computing devices at home
Southern states...
Los Angeles and San Diego Schools to Go Online-Only in The Fall
Schools in California’s two largest public school districts — Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified — will not reopen for in-person classes on...
Congress Urged to Enact Antiracist Education Policies
In light of recent demands for racial justice, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, UnidosUS, and the National Women’s Law Center...
Supreme Court Expands State Funding for Religious Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling penned by Chief Justice Roberts, has deemed that a Montana state tax credit program that directed...
California Federation of Teachers Takes on Billionaires; Aims to Reset Inequity in California
With little new revenue in the budget deal reached between Governor Newsom and the Legislature yesterday, today the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) released...
ILA Hosts Virtual Town Hall on Anti-Racism
The International Literacy Association (ILA), in partnership with Kwame Alexander, award-winning children's book author and founding editor of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt imprint Versify, announced...
The Wonderful World of Words
Vocabulary is one of the Five Pillars of Literacy. A deep understanding of nuanced words is key for comprehension and spoken and written communication....
Lorena McElwain to Run Federal English Language Office
Lorena Orozco McElwain has been appointed Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), U.S. Department of Education by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Prior...
Teachers Union Releases Plan for Reopening Schools
The American Federation of Teachers, the 1.7-million member teachers union has released a plan for how and when schools should safely reopen.
The 20-page...