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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.

These strategies can help teachers commit students’ names to memory, even in large classes.

Parents know they should talk and read to their young children. Dozens of nonprofit organizations have promoted the research evidence that it will help their children do better in school. But the focus has been on improving literacy. Are there similar things that parents can do with their children to lay the foundation for success in math? 

State departments of education play a key role in providing resources for schools so they can better serve English learners with disabilities. However, an analysis of states’ public-facing documents with information about serving this student population found great variation in the types of documentation state agencies offer districts and communities.