How a Community School Helps ELLs Succeed

Visit Wolfe Street Academy in Baltimore, MD, a school with more than 60% ELLs, to see how this community school is supporting its students and families through programs and services that include dental screenings, food giveaways, after-school activitie

Three girls smiling as they do work on a tablet computer

English language learners (ELLs) can often be overlooked when students are identified for gifted and talented programs, particularly if tests are verbal or depend on teacher recommendation.  These resources and news stories offer ways that teachers and

A new approach to gifted education

Principal Diane Kerr shares her school's approach to gifted education, which starts with the assumption that all kids are gifted in different ways.

Iveth Monterrosa is a parent of two children attending Wolfe Street Academy in Baltimore, MD. She is also the PTO president and has shown important leadership on behalf of the school and its families, more than 80% of whom are Latino.

Mark Gaither is the Principal of Wolfe Street Academy, a community school in Baltimore, Maryland. 76% of Wolfe Street’s students are ELLs, and 96% live in stark poverty.

Giselle Lundy-Ponce

Giselle Lundy-Ponce has been working in the field of PreK-12 education policy, research and advocacy for over three decades.

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