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Download full textEducation Commission of the States, 2020
The population of English learners (ELs) in K-12 schools continues to grow. Between the 2009-10 and 2014-15 school years, the percentage of English learners increased in over half of the states, and in 2017, English learners made up 10.1% of the total student population. Research suggests that in their transition to English, non-native speakers…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2017
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) has synthesized key data on English learners (ELs) into two-page PDF sheets, by topic, with graphics, plus key contacts. The topics for this report on profiles of English Learners (ELs) include: (1) Percentage of total school population, grades Pre-K through 12, represented by ELs, by state,…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Location
Palacios, Martha; Kibler, Amanda; Farren Burho, Jamey; Garrett Sandstead, Martha; Wiger, Sara; Woodruff, Karrie – National Research and Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners at WestEd, 2022
To learn about current co-teaching and collaboration practices in secondary school settings, a study team from the National Research & Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners conducted an online survey administered to district leaders in charge of English Learner programs and services throughout the country. In…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Team Teaching, Teacher Collaboration, Secondary School Teachers
Direct linkWilliams, Conor – Century Foundation, 2021
English learners (ELs) constitute a large--and growing--share of the student body in the United States. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that nearly one-quarter of U.S. children speak a language other than English at home. Furthermore, one-third of children under age 8 have at least one parent who speaks a non-English language--these…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Bilingualism, Equal Education, Census Figures
Finn, Sam – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2023
The term "newcomers" is commonly used to describe students who have recently arrived in U.S. schools. Depending on usage, newcomers may mean students in their first 6 months in U.S. schools, in their first 4 years, or anywhere in between. A majority arrive speaking little to no English, most are from socioeconomically disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English Language Learners, Low Income Groups, Trauma
Skinner, Rebecca R. – Congressional Research Service, 2019
The primary source of federal aid to elementary and secondary education is the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)--particularly its Title I-A program, which authorizes federal aid for the education of disadvantaged students. This report provides a brief overview of major provisions of the ESEA. It is organized by title and part of the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid
American Youth Policy Forum, 2009
This issue brief explores effective educational models for serving English Language Learners (ELLs) in ways that build upon these students' assets and prepare them for college and careers. The brief derives from an AYPF field trip to Texas's Rio Grande Valley region. On May 6-8, 2009 AYPF led a group of national policy leaders on a fact-finding…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Mexican Americans
