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What the World Cup Can Teach Us About Multilingual Learners

One of the most interesting stories of this year’s World Cup hasn’t only been what happened on the field. It’s been watching the world experience the United States through fresh eyes. Fans have fallen in love with everything from regional foods and roadside attractions to small-town hospitality and local traditions. Norway’s Erling Haaland made headlines […]

The Fate of ESSA Title III Funding

by Dr. David J Holbrook ESSA Title III funding has been a Good News – Bad News kind of topic, so this article will follow that format. Old Administration At the end of the previous administration, it was mostly good news. We had a Secretary of Education who was a former English learner (EL); we […]

Supporting English Learners with Title I: Required Coordination Reservation

by Dr. David J Holbrook This is the third of a three-part series of articles exploring how schools and school districts can use Title I, Part A funds to provide services to English learners (ELs). This article focuses on the local education agency (LEA) requirements to coordinate and integrateTitle I services with other educational services […]

What Effective Instruction Looks Like for Multilingual Learners

When educators think about language development, it can be tempting to view it as something separate from academic learning. Language instruction happens here. Content instruction happens there. But research and classroom practice tell a different story. Multilingual learners develop language most effectively when they use it for meaningful purposes, such as solving problems, discussing ideas, […]

USDE to Eliminate OELA

by Dr. David J Holbrook If you were eagerly looking forward to the third of a three-part series of articles exploring how schools and school districts can use Title I, Part A funds to provide services and supports to English learners (ELs), my apologies. You’ll have to wait for that article until next month. I’ve […]

It Takes a Team: Celebrating Educators Who Support Multilingual Learners

Teacher Appreciation Week is a time to recognize the work educators do every day. For those supporting multilingual learners, that work is rarely done alone. It’s collaborative, layered, and often unseen. Multilingual learners don’t experience school through a single classroom or a single teacher. Students experience a system, one made up of educators working across […]

Supporting English Learners with Title I, Parent and Family Engagement Reservation

by Dr. David J Holbrook This is the second of a three-part series of articles exploring how schools and school districts can use Title I, Part A funds to provide services to English learners (ELs). This article focuses on the local education agency (LEA) required Parent and Family Engagement reservation (set aside). The final article […]

What Advocacy Looks Like in Practice: Supporting Multilingual Learners in Today’s Classrooms

April is National Bilingual/Multilingual Advocacy Month, a time to recognize the strengths multilingual learners bring to our schools and the educators, leaders, and communities who support them. This year, that work feels especially meaningful. Across many communities, students and families are navigating uncertainty that extends beyond the classroom. Educators are feeling it too as they […]

Beyond the PLC: Collaboration as a Student Experience

When educators hear the word collaboration, many think (some with frustration or overwhelm) of meetings. Calendars. Planning blocks that are hard to protect. Shared documents waiting to be updated. In busy schools, collaboration can feel like something extra; something scheduled when time allows. But for multilingual learners, collaboration isn’t a meeting. It’s what they experience […]