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Addressing Educator Workforce Shortages: A State Comparison Brief
This brief identifies seven common practices used to address educator shortages and features examples from states based on a scan of publicly available information throughout the United States....
Alabama Framework for English Learner Success
The number of English learners (ELs) in Alabama has increased significantly in recent years. English learners include U.S.-born children whose first language is not English, newcomers to the U.S., and other students developing English proficiency. These children are in...
Ask Questions, Gather Data, Apply Findings… Repeat: Building State-Level Data Capacity in Arizona to Improve Instructional Services for English Learners
This blog describes how the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) uses data to better understand LEA implementation of new Structured English Immersion models and enhances LEAs as they improve their instructional services for English learners....
Coaching the Most Important Teams – Interview with Kristen Wells-Wynn
Mississippi has seen improvement in reading and literacy over the past few years. The Alabama Literacy Network interviews Mississippi’s Kristen Wells-Wynn to talk about the impact of coaching teachers and teams....
CSAI Update: Standards Alignment to Curriculum and Assessment
This update from the Center on Standards and Assessment Implementation provides definitions of standards, curriculum, and assessments and explains what alignment means in the context of curriculum and assessment. Following this overview, the brief provides summaries of alignment processes...
Dual Language Education Programs: Current State Policies and Practices
Dual language (DL) education programs are designed to teach students literacy and academic content in English and a partner language. Research suggests that students who are enrolled in DL programs perform as well or outperform students in English-only language...
English Learner Toolkit for State and Local Education Agencies (SEAs and LEAs)
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) at the U.S. Department of Education published this comprehensive toolkit to support educators at state and local agencies who serve English learners. The toolkit contains 10 chapters that provide tools and resources...
Forum Guide to Virtual Education Data: A Resource for Education Agencies
This document assists education agencies in collecting data in virtual settings....
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