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New Opportunities? ESSA and Its Implications for Dual Language Learners and ECEC Workforce Development
New federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act can support Dual Language Learners, but immigrant early childhood workers still face wage gaps and barriers to training.
Are States Recognizing and Responding to the Needs of Their Dual Language Learner Children?
On this webinar, MPI analysts outline key findings from their national demographic and policy profile on Dual Language Learners (DLLs) and discuss the implications for early childhood education and care programs and systems that seek to provide equitable access and quality education for DLLs. The webinar marks the release of the U.S. profile and profiles for the 30 states with the largest DLL populations.
Dual Language Learners: A National Demographic and Policy Profile
Dual Language Learners (DLLs) make up 32 percent of young children nationally. The U.S. and 30 state fact sheets here offer a sociodemographic sketch of the DLL population.
Quality for Whom? Supporting Diverse Children and Workers in Early Childhood Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
Early childhood rating systems risk marginalizing culturally diverse providers and may drive out the workers best positioned to serve the growing U.S. child population with immigrant parents.
Strategic Opportunities for Including English Learners in ESSA State Accountability Plans
Amid implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, this discussion focuses on practices and options that states could adopt to hold schools accountable for English Learners’ achievement in the fairest and most accurate manner.
Strengthening Local Education Systems for Newly Arrived Adults and Children: Empowering cities through better use of EU instruments
European cities lack the policy authority, flexible budgets, and EU support needed to educate newly arrived migrants effectively despite bearing the frontline burden.
New Data Resources Can Help Improve Targeting of State Early Childhood and Parent-Focused Programs
Fact sheets for 30 states reveal wide variation in poverty and education among immigrant parents of young children; these analyses can help guide two-generation program targeting.
State Sociodemographic Portraits of Immigrant and U.S.-Born Parents of Young Children
State-level data reveal wide variation in immigrant parent populations, with implications for how states design early childhood and workforce programs under federal workforce and education laws.
Including Immigrant and Refugee Families in Two-Generation Programs: Elements of Successful Programs and Challenges Posed by WIOA Implementation
On this webinar, speakers discuss findings from a report that analyzes U.S. parent population data and draws from a field study of select two-generation programs that serve immigrant and refugee families.
Serving Immigrant Families Through Two-Generation Programs: Identifying Family Needs and Responsive Program Approaches
Immigrant families need two-generation programs, but limited English proficiency and federal performance rules require tailored approaches that are unsupported by current funding.
