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America’s schools have experienced a sharp increase in the number of students who are not proficient enough in English to fully access academic content in all of their classes. This report discusses teacher education and professional development for mainstream teachers of English Language Learners. The authors conducted a review of variety of large and small scale studies to summarize current research on the education that teachers have received in working with ELLs. The findings indicate staff development opportunities for practicing teachers is underrepresented.

Many states have begun the process of developing or adapting English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards to align with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the forthcoming Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

This need stems not only from a desire to ensure that all students receive the rigorous and systematic education they need to graduate from high school as college and career ready, but also because states must have ELP standards aligned to college and career readiness standards as a requirement to receive an Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver.

This publication, prepared for the Center on Instruction by the Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics at the University of Houston, seeks to offer educators and policy-makers guidance on research-based strategies that have been effective in instructing English language learners. The report is divided into chapters that discuss various instructional models and programs, including English-only models as well as bilingual models.

This is the November 8, 2010, application submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Match Community Day Charter Public School to open in Boston. The application describes the proposed school's focus on English language learners and includes descriptions of the school's mission, how academic success will be demonstrated, organizational structure and collaboration with Community Day Public Charter School of Lawrence, Massachusetts, recruitment and retention plans, budget information, and letters of support.