Also, here's @conorpwilliams on why White Progressives have yet to offer an alternative to the Bush/Obama model of school reform. [Hint: White Supremacy.]
the74million.org/article/wait-d…

Since education and child issues is what I usually do, here are some pieces from others over the last few months.

Start with the Child Tax Credit, which should have been kept.

TONIGHT AT 5PM MST! Watch Dr. Dr. Shantel Meek Bustamante live discussing the findings of our latest report, 'Start with Equity Arizona,' on Arizona PBS!

Watch LIVE: azpbs.org/watch-azpbs-li…
Read Report HERE: cep.asu.edu/resources/Star…

'The exclusive nature of U.S. Montessori schools...marks a major departure from the model’s origins.' tcf.org/content/commen…

.Conor P. Williams: California is well behind both English learner-rich states like Texas and Illinois and less linguistically diverse states like Wisconsin and Alaska in its bilingual education and dual-language immersion student enrollment buff.ly/414HnPP

This The 74 op-ed by Conor P. Williams highlights progress and shortcomings in #BilingualEd in California and what other states are doing in comparison. Read the article: ow.ly/hBA450QeEgy #EnglishLearners

California leads in tech and diversity, but we must do better in education. It's time to invest more in bilingual programs for our 1.1M English learners.

#BilingualEducation #EducationForAll

the74million.org/article/califo…

.Early Edge,Children's Equity Project, UnidosUS, and individual DLL experts have released new federal policy recommendations to support the nearly 7.5 million #DualLanguageLearners ( #DLLs ) in the US now. Learn more: ow.ly/pjZM50QcbEh

Proud to see this report out with key recommendations the current administration can use to improve outcomes for linguistically diverse children earlyedgecalifornia.org/wp-content/upl…

Only 16.4% of California's English learners are enrolled in bilingual or dual-language immersion programs, more than three times fewer than in Wisconsin and more than two times fewer than in Texas, Illinois and New Jersey. The Century Foundation Conor P. Williams edsource.org/2023/californi…

Dive into this compelling read! Conor P. Williams' recent piece on The 74 sheds light on the need for more support for #BilingualEducation . While “CA leans global”… there's work to be done to achieve multilingual Global CA '23 goals.
Read our blog overview: bit.ly/3sZitEv

California has made strides in improving education for #EnglishLearners & has set ambitious goals to match—but the state still has a lot of room to grow.

More from Conor P. Williams for The 74: caltog.co/3t13XvN

Why are bilingual teachers so scarce in U.S. public schools? And how should federal investments be deployed to help grow the multilingual teaching workforce?

Conor P. Williams breaks it down: tcf.org/content/commen…

California's schools serve 1.1 million English learners—more than 21% of all ELs in the country. The state must use more of its $130 billion education budget to properly invest in #bilingual education. ↓

'[P]rotecting the public education system means evolving the public education system.' edreformnow.org/2023/11/02/ern…

California’s single $10 million dual-language immersion grants competition is nowhere to keep pace with other states. Utah committed more than $5 million to its dual-language program in 2023, and$7.3 million to the program for 2024. ow.ly/nMll50Qa7Oo

So much more for CA to do the74million.org/article/califo…

.Conor P. Williams: California is well behind both English learner-rich states like Texas and Illinois and less linguistically diverse states like Wisconsin and Alaska in its bilingual education and dual-language immersion student enrollment buff.ly/3sGZ9M2

California celebrates its linguistic diversity while shortchanging bilingual ed buff.ly/3sGZ9M2