English language learners
Chalkbeat identified 60 schools that likely took in the largest shares of migrant students from 2022 to 2024. Their enrollment has fallen by 11% this year, according to preliminary data.
Months into ICE raids, Chicago teachers and community members are finding ways to help students cope with trauma inflicted on their communities.
Supporters of the president’s move to cut resources and funding for English language acquisition say such activities should be left to states. Critics say the feds have an obligation to help these students.
Some subgroups, most notably English learners, have extremely low proficiency rates on state tests.
Educators said they relied on the 2015 guidance to make sure their schools were upholding the rights of children learning English. Without it, they worry more kids will go without services they are entitled to.
Federal policy has reached into ELLIS Prep as never before, threatening the school’s ability to recruit new students, retain its current ones, and send its graduates to college.
A student detained by ICE. Another losing her resolve to stay in the U.S. ELLIS Preparatory Academy is fighting for its students as Trump’s immigration enforcement closes in.
AI tools offer unique support to teachers of students learning English. But used unethically or unwisely, these tools could exacerbate gaps between English learners and their peers, experts say.
El Departamento de Justicia de Biden encontró problemas pendientes en el programa de aprendizaje de inglés de Newark, pero bajo Trump, la supervisión federal se detuvo sin decir si se resolvieron.
Teachers and school district leaders spoke with Gov. Jared Polis about the impact of the withheld federal education funding.
The state feels another pinch from the administration’s crackdown on DEI initiatives.
Colorado hasn’t received about $70 million in federal education funds after the Trump administration refused to release billions in K-12 dollars.
The Trump administration is withholding nearly $7 billion for education that has been approved by Congress and was supposed to go out starting July 1.
National immigration politics hung over Tuesday’s graduation ceremony for ELLIS Prep, which had a student detained last month by federal immigration authorities.
Biden’s Justice Department found outstanding issues in Newark’s English language learner program, but under Trump, federal oversight stopped without saying if they were resolved.
Dylan’s detention by ICE agents has put a spotlight on the unique brand of public education offered by ELLIS Prep, his school, and others in New York City that serve new immigrants.
Since an influx of migrant students began arriving in Chicago in 2022, the number of Chicago Public Schools required by state law to open a bilingual program increased by about 20%, according to records obtained by Chalkbeat and Block Club Chicago.
In a friend-of-the-court brief, city lawyers argued that arresting immigrants after court hearings would prevent them from using the court system.
In a new “habeas corpus” filing, the lawyers for Dylan, a Bronx high school student detained by ICE, demanded his immediate release.