ELL News Headlines

After Brown v. Board, white families pulled their kids out of Pasadena, California’s public schools. Decades have passed, and neighborhood parents are still working toward integration.

Only about half of teen mothers earn a high school diploma by age 22, compared to 90 percent of female students who did not have a child as a teenager. There are many factors at play, but the most significant one is that traditional high schools don’t accommodate our needs.

Myths can teach students about different cultures, and retelling the stories in their own words lets them share their cultural heritage.

For many high school seniors and others hoping to attend college next year, the last few months have become a stress-filled struggle to complete the trouble-plagued, much-maligned FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Summer programs already offer less academic instruction than recommended, and the end of COVID-19 aid could impact that further.

The term “restorative practices” is tossed around a lot these days, and this multipart series can help clarify what it looks like on the ground.

When elementary schoolers learn about Dwania Kyles, they’re struck by her bravery. When Kyles was in first grade, she and 12 others became the first Black students to walk into all-white classrooms in Memphis to begin desegregating the city’s school system. Another thing the elementary students marvel at about those pioneers, Kyles says: “They’re still alive!”

Learn more about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez and her family, who spearheaded a federal lawsuit which helped end school segregation in California and pave the way for Brown v. Board of Education.

Teachers with newcomer students in their classroom need to receive proper professional support in order to effectively welcome these students.

Today, I’d like to share my ideas for the most important mindsets for ELL teachers to remember.