COVID-19 Spotlights the Inequities Facing English Learner Students, as...
The transition to remote learning for school districts across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for most families, but especially those with English Learner (EL) and...
View ArticleNative Language Assessments for K-12 English Learners: Policy Considerations...
With high stakes attached to standardized tests in U.S. education, it is critical that these assessments accurately capture what students know and can do in a subject. For English Learners, this may be...
View ArticleAddressing Equity Concerns for English Learners: Where Do Native Language...
This webchat marks the release of a report examining the role native language assessments play in addressing equity concerns for English Learner (EL) students. The conversation offers participants an...
View ArticleImmigration Enforcement and the Mental Health of Latino High School Students
This study explores the relationship between immigration enforcement and the mental health of Latino high school students, finding that majorities surveyed in both high- and low-enforcement...
View ArticleThe Digital Divide Hits U.S. Immigrant Households Disproportionately during...
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the effects of the so-called digital divide for U.S. immigrants and other groups with reduced online connectivity. Internet access and the skills to navigate...
View ArticleCentering English Learners in Schools’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this webinar, experts discuss key challenges to meeting English Learners’ needs during the pandemic and the policies and practices that school systems will need to put in place to support them and...
View ArticleEducating English Learners during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Policy Ideas for...
The 2020–21 academic year is underway, but many U.S. schools, students, and families are still reeling from the rocky transition to remote learning that occurred months earlier, after the COVID-19...
View ArticleCentering English Learners in Schools’ Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors of a MPI report were joined by practioners from California and Tennessee in a discussion on key challenges to meeting English Learners’ needs during the pandemic and the policies and practices...
View ArticleLessons from the Pandemic: Weaknesses in K-12 Teacher Education Policies Fuel...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of education, and it is expected that English Learners (ELs) will suffer disproportionate impacts. In this webcast, panelists will discuss how...
View ArticleLessons from the Pandemic: Weaknesses in K-12 Teacher Education Policies Fuel...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of education, and it is expected that English Learners (ELs) will suffer disproportionate impacts. In this webcast, panelists discuss how...
View ArticleHow the Fear of Immigration Enforcement Affects the Mental Health of Latino...
The prevalence of mental-health symptoms among Latino high school students, immigrant and U.S. born alike, is closely related to their fears of immigration enforcement. And the situation may have...
View ArticleUnauthorized Immigrants in the United States: Stable Numbers, Changing Origins
After decades of growth, the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States has remained largely stable since the 2008–09 recession. The group's demographics are changing, though, with a...
View ArticleA Deeper Look at the DREAMers Who Could Feature in the Legalization Debate in...
The DREAM Act of 2021 could represent one of the narrower legalization measures with better prospects for passage in a narrowly divided Congress. MPI's latest estimates of the DREAMers who could gain...
View ArticleA Bridge to Firmer Ground: Learning from International Experiences to Support...
Ten years into Syria's conflict, Syrians remain the largest refugee population worldwide. As they face limited prospects for resettlement or safe return, how can host countries and donors promote...
View ArticleFunding English Learner Education: Making the Most of Policy and Budget Levers
Ensuring that adequate and equitable funding is available to support a high-quality education for English Learners (ELs) is a critical part of making good on the nation’s promise of equal opportunity...
View ArticleDisparities Facing U.S. Children in Immigrant Families: New Data and Ideas...
This webcast explores findings from an MPI analysis that compares key sociodemographic characteristics of immigrant and U.S.-born parents of young and school-age children and underscores their...
View ArticleImmigrant and U.S.-Born Parents of Young and Elementary-School-Age Children:...
Parents play an important role in supporting their children’s education, but certain factors—such as limited English proficiency, low levels of formal education, and digital access barriers—can make it...
View ArticleDisparities Facing U.S. Children in Immigrant Families: New Data and Ideas...
MPI analysts discuss their analysis comparing key sociodemographic characteristics of immigrant and U.S.-born parents of young and school-age children, along with the two-generational implications of...
View ArticleStrengthening Services for Unaccompanied Children in U.S. Communities
While record monthly arrivals of unaccompanied minors in early 2021 have drawn considerable attention, important questions surround what happens once the children are released from federal custody to...
View ArticleRebuilding the U.S. Education System for the Nation’s English Learners
The $122 billion investment that K-12 schools across the United States are receiving from the federal government to address the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on the nation's most vulnerable...
View Article