On a spring morning in 2015, a dozen educators gathered in the White House’s historic Roosevelt Room to speak with President Obama about the most pressing issues that urban school leaders faced. As ...

A growing chorus of people are saying that some school districts are overzealous in categorizing students as English-language learners in the aim of complying with federal and state laws to ensure ...

During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 11 years. You can see all those collections from the first 10 years here. Today’s theme is ...

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Raz-Plus ELL Edition, a blended learning platform for K–5 reading featuring a collection of leveled books and resources for English language learners (ELLs), has been ...

Bridging the digital divide and tailoring ed tech tools to ELL students’ needs can help schools ensure they’re learning and thriving. Micah Castelo is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K-12. Her ...

Two years after the pandemic changed the way classes are taught in New York City public schools, English Language Learners (ELLs) continue to struggle. Students for whom English is a new language, ...

Twenty years ago, Licking Heights Local Schools was a rural district with a predominantly English-speaking student population. In 2023, a visitor walking down the hall might hear a group of students ...

The growth in the number of students learning English is one of several ways the district is becoming more diverse. It might be easy to miss, but the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is changing.

The state law requires schools to get written parental permission to take audio recordings of students, including the state’s ...

Micah Castelo is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K-12. Her experience includes education and community news coverage for the Syracuse Post-Standard and international news reporting for the Pulitzer ...