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A Discussion of State and Local Policy and Practice for Assessing English Learners
Learn more about the best practices for assessing English Learners, and what state and district leaders can do to strengthen assessment systems to better support these students.
Secondary Schools' Bilingual Gap: Promising Practices and a Path Forward
How can states and districts expand bilingual education access and better serve English Learner students in secondary schools?
Paving the Way for Secondary Bilingual Education Programs: An Analysis of Policy and Practice
Secondary schools need tailored policies, strong coordination tools, and teacher pipelines to expand bilingual education opportunities.
Native Language Assessments for K-12 English Learners: A 2025 State-Level Snapshot
As of 2025, a growing number of states offered assessments of academic knowledge for K-12 English Learners in their home languages. Still, gaps persisted.
The ESSA Waiver Landscape and Implications for K-12 English Learners
Focused on the federal government's invitation to states to seek waivers of their obligations under the Every Student Succeeds Act, this discussion explored what waivers mean for English Learners.
Graduating into Uncertainty: Unauthorized Immigrant Students in U.S. High Schools
About 75,000 unauthorized immigrants graduate from U.S. high schools annually, MPI estimates. Amid immigration policy and enforcement changes, many are graduating into uncertainty.
The Young Lives Uprooted by Climate Change
When climate disasters strike, who bears the longest-lasting consequences — and what does the evidence show about the particular vulnerability of children?
All in for a Thriving Connecticut: Opportunities to Support Upward Mobility for the State’s Immigrant Families
With immigrants driving all population growth since 2006, Connecticut has opportunities to promote the upward mobility of immigrant families for overall societal benefit.
