Perspectives: Current News, Views and Links
In The News
- Report from U.S. Department of Education: OELA: Dual Language Education Programs: Current State Policies and Practices
- Stanford Research: Two-language instruction best for ELLs
- Subscribe TODAY! National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
- Arizona is the Worst State in the Nation Serving Students Still Learning English(NCELA) https://ncela.ed.gov/.
- Dual Language Education Programs: Current State Policies & Practices
- Kate Menken: Bilingual Education Evidence
- Is dual education language exacerbating inequalities?
- Rethinking Schools: English-Only to the Core
- AZ Cuts Mandatory Language Immersion for Some Students
- OCR Obligations to ELs
- EdCentral: AZ and DLLs Language Politics in the Desert
- Education Week: School Successes Inspire N.C. Push for Dual Language
- Education Week: Learning the Language
- Critical Education is an international peer-reviewed journal, which seeks manuscripts that critically examine contemporary education contexts and practices. Critical Education is interested in theoretical and empirical research as well as articles that advance educational practices that challenge the existing state of affairs in society, schools, and informal education.
This work-in-progress video refers to Jeff Duncan-Andrade’s research in Tucson, AZ, looking into the remarkable success of the Ethnic Studies program in the Tucson Unified School District. Arizona’s new Attorney General Tom Horne has built his political career by pushing legislation to outlaw this program. Duncan-Andrade and Horne were scheduled to debate in the summer of 2010, but Horne pulled out abruptly after a rough appearance on CNN. This interview was conducted shortly thereafter.
What We're Reading Now
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed By: Paulo Freire
- Foundations for Multilingualism in Education: From Principles to Practice By: Ester J de Jong
- Engage The Creative Arts: A Framework for Sheltering and Scaffolding Instruction for English Language Learners By: Dr. Sharon Adelman Reyes
- Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot and the Battle for the American Dream By: Joshua Davis
