The 2024 NAEP Report Card delivered a stark reminder: only 30% of eighth graders and 35% of twelfth graders are reading at a proficient level. These are not abstract statistics. They represent ...
New research suggests that the more languages people speak, the younger their brains appear. Learning more languages, especially when younger, and achieving fluency in a second language also seem to ...
The American educational system has a difficult time understanding dyslexia and an even harder time identifying children with dyslexia in order to provide the correct intervention for students who are ...
Bilingual educators often serve as a bridge for students navigating two worlds academically, linguistically,and culturally. But the demands placed on these educators continue to grow.Many are tasked ...
Elena Izquierdo, José Medina, Vanessa Espitia, and Sarah De La Garza call on leaders to learn in real time so that dual language bilingual education delivers its promise to all students For decades, ...
Although China boasts a history of over 5,000 years, the modern nation-state we know today is only about 65 years old. Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of the People’s ...
Last year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of a milestone US Supreme Court ruling, Lau v. Nichols (1974), which set the groundwork for equitable learning opportunities for students designated at the ...
Social and emotional learning (SEL) can deepen education. In order for students to be academically, socially, and behaviorally successful in school and beyond, they need to develop skills in the five ...
Senators Jim Banks (R-IN), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Tim Scott (R-SC) recently introduced the bipartisan Reading Excellence and ...
One promise of public education is to level the playing field across the socioeconomic and ethnic spectrum. Unfortunately, the system is not fulfilling that promise. The achievement gap has been an ...
The Habla Futures Bilingual Conference is a free, international virtual gathering for bilingual education researchers, policymakers, and educators from across the globe, hosted by the Habla Futures ...
At the recent inaugural National Committee for Effective Literacy (NCEL) Summit, the closing panel—former secretary of education Miguel Cardona, Dr. Nell Duke, Amelia Larson, and Jody Slavick—offered ...