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What Will Happen to Bilingual Education After the Elections?

Newsletter

October 10, 2024

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Writing Instruction for Emerging Bilinguals

Newsletter

February 9, 2023

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Omisión y Confusión: Six Ways Schools of Choice Advertise Their Approach to Teaching Emerging Bilinguals

Newsletter

October 25, 2022

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Caught in the Crosshairs: Emerging Bilinguals and the Reading Wars

Newsletter

March 4, 2021

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NEPC Review: Language Counts: Supporting Early Math Development for Dual Language Learners (Bellwether Education Partners, October 2020)

NEPC Review

Sylvia Celedón-Pattichis

March 2, 2021

Three Ways to Emphasize Equity During School Closures

Newsletter

May 14, 2020

NEPC Valentine’s Day Special: A Dozen Roses for Public Education

Newsletter

February 13, 2020

Who “Gets” to Be Bilingual?

Newsletter

September 24, 2019

This Approach to Teaching English Learners Works Better. So Why Aren't We Using It More?

Newsletter

May 7, 2019

Lost in Translation: English Learners, One Study, and the Dangers of Translating Research into Practice

Newsletter

April 25, 2019

Unz-der the Radar: The Quiet, Final Blow to English-First Language Policies

Newsletter

April 11, 2019

Oakland International Academy Welcomes New Immigrants

Newsletter

July 5, 2018

Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking - 2013 Collection

Policy Brief

William J. Mathis

June 13, 2013

NEPC Review: Meeting the Needs of English Learners and Other Diverse Learners (May 2010)

NEPC Review

Janette K. Klingner

October 5, 2010

NEPC Review: Has Progress Been Made in Raising Achievement for English Language Learners? (April 2010)

NEPC Review

Jeff MacSwan

May 19, 2010

The Intersection of Race, Culture, Language, and Disability: Implications for Urban Education

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner

January 1, 2009

Fellows’ Education Letters to the President

Policy Brief

Peter W. Cookson, Jr. and Kevin G. Welner

December 29, 2008

Promoting ELL Parental Involvement: Challenges in Contested Times

Policy Brief

Beatriz Arias and Milagros Morillo-Campbell

January 28, 2008

Promoviendo la participación de los padres de estudiantes que aprenden inglés: Desafíos en tiempos de conflicto

Policy Brief

Beatriz Arias and Milagros Morillo-Campbell

January 8, 2008

Supplemental Education Services under NCLB: Emerging Evidence and Policy Issues

Policy Brief

Patricia Burch

January 1, 2007

NEPC Review: Immersion, Not Submersion, Vol III: Can a New Strategy for Teaching English Outperform Old Excuses? (November 2006)

NEPC Review

Jeff MacSwan

December 14, 2006

The Special Education Referral and Decision-Making Process for English Language Learners: Child Study Team Meetings and Staffing

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner

May 9, 2006

English Language Learners Who Struggle with Reading: Language Acquisition or Learning Disabilities?

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner

January 18, 2006

Language Planning Challenges and Prospects in Native American Communities and Schools

Policy Brief

Mary Eunice, Romero Little, and Teresa L. McCarty

January 1, 2006

Monolingual Assessment and Emerging Bilinguals: A Case Study in the U.S.

Resource Document

Kathy Escamilla

January 1, 2006

Evolution of Federal Policy and Implications of No Child Left Behind For Language Minority Students

Policy Brief

Wayne Wright

January 1, 2005

Voices from the Classroom: A Statewide Survey of Experienced Third-Grade English Language Learner Teachers on the Impact of Lang

Research Brief

Daniel Choi and Wayne Wright

January 1, 2005

Academic Achievement of English Language Learners in Post Proposition 203 Arizona

Research Brief

Wayne Wright and Chang Pu

January 1, 2005

Bad Data Poison Language Study

Legacy Publication

Jeff MacSwan

August 13, 2004

Reform Florida

Policy Brief

Alex Molnar, Douglas N. Harris, Gene V Glass, Lisa Abrams, Madhabi Chatterji, Mary Lee Smith, Sherman Dorn, Tim Hacsi, and Victoria-Maria MacDonald

January 1, 2004

When Should Bilingual Students Be in Special Education?

Resource Document

Janette K. Klingner and Alfredo J. Artiles

January 1, 2003

Connecting with Latino Children: Bridging Gaps with Children's Literature

Resource Document

S. Nathenson-Mejia and Kathy Escamilla

January 1, 2003

Critical Evidence: A Test of the Critical Period Hypothesis for Second Language Acquisition

Resource Document

K. Hakuta, E. Bialystok, and Edward W. Wiley

January 1, 2003

Breaking the Code: Colorado's Defeat of the Anti-Bilingual Education Initiative (Amendment 31)

Resource Document

Kathy Escamilla, S. Shannon, S. Carlos, and J. García

January 1, 2003

Babble On, You English-Only Guys

Resource Document

September 21, 2002

The Unintended Consequences of Colorado's Anti-Bilingual Initiative

Policy Brief

Kathy Escamilla and Kevin G. Welner

January 1, 2002

Editorial: Winning Without the Facts

Legacy Publication

Pepi Leistyna

January 1, 2002

Why Bilingual Education Policy is Needed: A Philosophical Response to the Critics

Resource Document

Michele S. Moses

January 1, 2001

Assessing the Writing of Spanish Speaking Students: Issues and Suggestions

Resource Document

M. Coady and Kathy Escamilla

January 1, 2001

Bilingual Means Two: Assessment Issues, Early Literacy and Two Language Children

Resource Document

Kathy Escamilla

January 1, 2000