The Massachusetts legislature passed an ESL bill removing roadblocks for districts to provide a variety of language acquisition programs. The conference committee language of the Language Opportunity for Our Kids (LOOK) bill was passed nearly unanimously on Wednesday,
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The September 2016 Charter School Newsletter from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is available online. Topics in the issue include:
Not sure where to jump in and find out how to better support English learners in you classroom, school or community? NCELA and the Office of English Language Aquisition and Academic achievement (OELAAA) have compiled mostly everything you need
NCELA is a virtual waterpark of policy and instructional resources for wonks and practitioners alike regarding English language learners issues. Wade in the shallow end with summaries and links to key updates or head right to the deep end
Massachusetts is a member of the WIDA consortium. Educators can create a free profile on the WIDA page and have access to a variety of resources such as ACCESS sample items, instructional materials, and training courses. WIDA has