Ileana Najarro

Researchers and advocates across the country are applauding new legislation that streamlines how students exit English-learner status in California. For years, English learners in the Golden State had to meet four criteria to reclassify out of needing Eng... See more

What role does vocabulary instruction play in the math classroom? It plays a foundational role serving all students, especially English learners, according to Rita Paolino, an English-as-a-second-language lead teacher at Falling Creek Middle School in the... See more

Many of the nation’s more than 5 million English learners enroll in elementary schools with educators hoping the students will reclassify out of language-development services by middle school. But many carry the English-learner label well into middle and ... See more

Where to place English learners during the school day—whether grouped together or with non-English-learner peers—and how to deliver English-language development services are some of the top questions schools need to consider when working with this growing... See more

When immigrant students arrive in U.S. high schools with limited English proficiency, schools face a dual challenge: help them develop their language and academic content skills and do it in a short amount of time. Schools across the country have faced th... See more