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The thing about Meg Medina? Not content to rest on her laurels, this one. This year she has another picture book coming out called No More Señora Mimí. Sweet and sad and unique, Medina taps into that very real moment when a child realizes that they're losing their beloved babysitter thanks to the arrival of a beloved grandmother. Bittersweet, it's a lovely book deserving of an in-depth interview.

English language learners will make up more than a quarter of Newark’s Public School enrollment this school year, an increase over last year that points to a growing need for more teachers and services.

By knowing what to look for, teachers can work with parents and create supports to help girls with ADHD succeed in schoo

In California about 1 in 4 students, or more than 1.45 million, were chronically absent in 2022-23, meaning they missed at least 10% of the school year — a rate comparable to the national average.

How to teach history’s complexity? Surrounded by sagebrush and vast plateaus, more than 70 teachers from across the country gathered in rural Wyoming in June to strategize about how answer that question. The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation’s Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, sponsored by the National Endowment of the Humanities, is the latest effort to help educators better teach the legacy of Japanese American incarceration during World War II.

A short task at the beginning of class can capture students’ attention and expand their understanding of the topics they’re studying.

New York City's Department of Youth and Community Development earlier this year adjusted the eligibility criteria for $8.3 million in ESOL contracts to prioritize areas where the U.S. Census shows low English proficiency and high poverty rates — locking some long-time providers out of funding. But city funding has yet to roll out to the two dozen organizations selected to provide ESOL and adult literacy classes in those priority areas. And because previous contracts with DYCD ended June 30, thousands of students are now left with few places to turn to continue their English studies in the meantime.

These tips from an experienced English language learning specialist can help you prepare for your first year.

The Karen language hasn’t been taught in schools anywhere in the world since the 1960s in Burma. The St. Paul public schools in Minnesota, however, have set out to change that. Thanks to the state’s seal of biliteracy program, the district worked to develop a Karen language assessment that allows students to earn the distinction on their high school diploma that shows they’re proficient in English and at least one other world language. And the district created a Karen-language program to help students earn higher levels of the seal.

This collection includes a wide range of graphic novels for K-12 students.