ELL News Headlines

The dozens of bomb threats and the onslaught of public attention that has befallen a small Ohio city has children living in fear, worried parents said Thursday. A barrage of threats has caused school evacuations and shutdowns.

Schools are legally required to ensure English learners have access to English-language instruction. They also have an obligation to ensure such students can access core academic content in mathematics, English language/arts, social studies, and science. Yet not all English learners are enrolled in those core courses in their high school years, according to a new research brief. That puts them at risk of falling behind their classmates and not learning the academic skills they need to complete high school.

From picture book biographies to historical overviews and reference titles, this roundup spotlights informational texts centering Latinx heritage. Add these works to nonfiction displays from September 15 to October 15 (and every other month of the year).

Counselor Marisa Mathews arrived at Chicago’s Prescott Elementary just as students were returning to the school after pandemic-era remote learning. That meant the former middle school English teacher had to get right to work addressing COVID’s mental health toll on students and a rise in disruptive student behaviors. She says teamwork has been key — from tackling issues with the school’s new behavioral health and climate teams to working more closely with families. The campus has also bet big on embracing restorative practices, including a push to give students the chance to drive conversations about conflicts and school culture.

Students can actively demonstrate their learning through inquiry-focused projects that promote creativity.

Nature-inspired design can reduce stress and create an environment where students are relaxed and ready to learn.

After nearly twenty years of mandatory English-only education, California’s bilingual schools are growing because of family demand.

Today’s post wraps up a multipart series offering suggestions about how teachers can help students see that lessons are relevant to their lives outside of school.

Much like the preschoolers he spent 10 years teaching, Daniel Mendoza embraces big messes. One of the first things students saw when they came into his classroom was a drippy, paint-splattered canvas. Now, he teaches other educators how to unleash the power of creativity in the classroom. Some teachers are afraid of making a big mess, but he relishes it. Mendoza, who grew up on a pistachio farm, seeing nature as his playground, believes that children are naturally artists. They love to get down-and-dirty, and they often focus more on the process than the product. Sometimes a child will concentrate so hard on a piece they seem to lose themselves in the work, only to run off as soon as it’s finished.

According to the Migration Policy Institute National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, nearly one million immigrant students enrolled in U.S. schools in the 2020-21 school year. Newcomer students are typically immigrants, refugees or asylum seekers who have recently arrived in a new country and are entering the school system for the first time. At Oakland International High School (OIHS), welcoming and supporting these students isn’t a new challenge; it’s the very foundation of their mission.