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Concern Grows Over School Staff Shortages
A new national survey finds deep public concern about the K–12 school workforce—83% of Americans express concerns about public school staff shortages, while 81%...
Effective Literacy Education for English Learners Webinar
This webinar, hosted by the National Committee for Effective Literacy, will focus on effective literacy instruction for English learners and emergent bilingual students by...
Baby Talk May Help Word Formation
The way we instinctively speak to babies -- higher pitch, slower speed, exaggerated pronunciation -- not only appeals to them, but likely helps them...
Educational Gaps Still Wide, but Stabilizing
A new study by NWEA illustrates the scale and disproportionate nature of the disruption in student learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Learning during...
Cambridge University Press invites the world to celebrate teachers
Cambridge University Press is asking people around the world to submit their stories about inspiring teachers, as the publisher opens its Cambridge Dedicated Teacher...
Multilingual Experiences for All Students
How have your experiences prepared you for this role?I’ll begin by sharing this: Many years before I was born, there was a teacher in...
Backward Design
Comprehensible input. Movies. Language clubs. Guest speakers. Pirates. Conversations. Fly-swatter vocabulary matches. Video pen pals. Study abroad.A language program can take many forms and...
English Learner Progress Dips during Pandemic
The latest report on how English learners (ELs) around the country coped with language development during the pandemic reveals an overall downward trend in...
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond to Host Virtual Town Hall to Spotlight Best Practices to Support Literacy and Biliteracy
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond will hold a virtual town hall on Monday, December 6, 2021, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. to...
Making the Most of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program is an important—but largely unmet—promise to provide debt relief to support teachers, nurses, firefighters, and others serving...
California’s Commitment: Literacy, Biliteracy, and Libraries
I have only one critical comment about California’s Secretary of Education Thurmond’s task force report, “California Commits to Literacy and Bets on Biliteracy,” but...
Reading & Writing Project Celebrates 100th Reunion
Last month, the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP) celebrated their 100th Reunion with 5000 teachers virtually attending more than 250 free workshops. For...
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