Tag: california
UCLA to Create Center for Greek Culture
A $5 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation will enable UCLA to create a center for the study of Hellenic culture, which will...
Growing Bilingual Teacher Shortage in California
A new report released by Californians Together shows that many school districts across the state are currently facing a growing bilingual teacher shortage, and...
Senate Considers Reclassification for ELL’s
The senate is considering updating the criteria for reclassification for English Language Learners (ELL’s)...
Dual Language Could ‘Save’ LA Schools
According to speakers at last month’s meeting of Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD’s) Early Childhood Education and Parent Engagement Committee, early dual-language programs...
California Supports Leaders in ELL Education
The 2014 California Language Census found that over 22% of California public school students are English language learners (ELLs) and over 43% speak a...
California Nominates ELL Advocates to Board of Education
California Governor Jerry Brown filled the last two openings in the 11-member California State Board of Education by nominating Ting Lan Sun, an executive...
California Needs an English Learner Advocate
Language Magazine is lending its support to twenty Californian education, social justice, and civil rights organizations encouraging the state’s governor, Jerry Brown to appoint...
California ‘Failing’ English Learners
A California judge has ruled that it is the state’s obligation to ensure that school disticts provide language instruction to English language learners (ELLs),...
California Adopts First English Framework Based on Common Core
Today, the California State Board of Education adopted the English Language Arts/English Language Development Framework for California Public Schools (Framework). This is the first...
California Bill to Support Multilingual Education
Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach/Huntington Park) announced legislation that would enable California’s public schools to provide multilingual instruction, granting more students access to valuable...
