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Call to Reimagine English Learner Education
Coalition for English Learner Equity issues a call to help address the education disparities faced by English Learners across the U.S.
The Coalition for English...
How to Best Support English Learners at Home
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, English learners (ELs), like many students, already faced challenges at school. How to engage and teach ELs when they’re learning...
City Schools Offer Guidance on English Learners
A new report from the Council of the Great City Schools suggests a wide range of actions that schools and districts can take to...
Low Adult Literacy Costs U.S. $2.2 Trillion a Year
According to a new study released by the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and Gallup examining the impact of adult literacy on the...
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...
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....
Feds Lay Out Rules for English Learners during Closures
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a factsheet clarifying states’ responsibilities to English learners (ELs) and their parents during the extended school closures:
Annual...
Free Audio Skills Courses for a Million Adults
Cell-Ed has announced that is has partnered with the state of New York, the Barbara Bush Foundation, and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to...
2020 Global Literacy Award presented to Little Free Library
Little Free Library, a nonprofit based in Hudson, Wisconsin, United States was awarded for contribution to global literacy from the World Literacy Foundation. The Little Free...
Toolkit to Highlight English Learner Progress
In response to renewed calls to strengthen programs for English Learners in California, the Center for Equity for English Learners at Loyola Marymount University...
What Is the Future of Literacy Education?
According to National Center for Education figures, about 30 million adult Americans are functionally illiterate (https://nces.ed.gov/naal/). Clearly, there is room for improvement when it...
