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IDRA to co-host Webinar Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Lau v. Nichols
In 1974, Lau v. Nichols established the right of non-English language speaking students to receive an equal education. IDRA founder Dr. José Cárdenas...
California Commits to Teaching Media Literacy
From January 1 2024, California public schools will begin teaching courses in media literacy, where students will learn to identify and distinguish valid news...
California Bill to Battle Bilingual Teacher Shortage
Working to support bilingual students in one of...
World LEAP Act Introduced Establishing Language Education Grants Program
This month America’s Languages Caucus Co-Chair, Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), plans to introduce the World Language Education Assistance Program (LEAP).
The bill would ensure a...
Office of English Language Acquisition Seeks Public Comment
The Department of Education is proposing new priorities, requirements, and definitions in the National Professional Development (NPD) program that would grow our numbers of...
WVU Plans to Completely Cut World Languages Department
West Virginia University has announced it will...
CA Bill Seeks to Level Biliteracy Seal Options
A California Bill currently in the legislature, aims to fill a gap in state education recognition ensuring a state seal of biliteracy - proof...
NC Governor Declares ‘State of Emergency for Public Education’
In a special address, North Carolina governor Roy...
New Tool Launches: “Undocumented Student Communities of Practice” Network and Directory
The Presidents’ Alliance of Higher Education and Immigration and partners TheDream.US and Immigrants Rising are proud to announce the launch of the first national “Undocumented Student Communities of...
Multilingualism Makes It into Biden’s Budget
Under President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year 2024, the Department of Education would receive $90.6 billion in discretionary spending, a $10.8 billion (or...
English Learners Rarely Identified as Gifted
NWEA, a not-for-profit research and educational services organization...
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