By Bill Rivers Last week, the US Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona, testified before the House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
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By Samuel Aguirre of WIDA Español Day-to-day education of multilingual learners is in constant change. Most schools across the country are returning to in-person instruction, statewide assessments are being
By: Kris Nicholls, Ph.D., CEO, Nicholls Educational Consulting All programs outside of traditional, English-only programs lay in peril of being shut down each year, with their value constantly needing to
By: Ping Liu California State University Long Beach When you plan to start a Chinese Dual Language Program (CDLP), a review of the guiding principles (Howard, et. al., 2002 &
By Dr. Kris Nicholls: As we look forward to a time when we can again safely gather together with our students and return to face-to-face instruction, there are many questions
By Sam Aguirre: For many schools across the country, distance learning continues to be the norm. One of the concerns shared by many educators is the need for professional learning
By: Ping Liu California State University Long Beach It is important to build a learning community in which students can actively participate and learn collaboratively despite language of instruction or
Dual Language Teachers, Administrators, and District Leaders: This is the next in a series of brief, practitioner-focused articles I have written during the last couple of months focused on teaching
By: Samuel Aguirre Director of WIDA Español In a recent column, Dr. José L. Medina speaks about the way in which English instructional practices filter into the teaching of
Dual Language Teachers, Administrators, and District Leaders: Teaching Spanish “a la English” is something I began to address in the article preceding this one. That is, I reminded