EDUC 325 Newspaper Headlines Su24 by Lisa Palaia

While Spanish is by Far the Most Common First Language of ELs, Many States Need Support for High Percentages Non-Spanish Language Speakers

2024-05-21 23:19:40 UTC

ELs are Significantly More Likely to be Assigned to Inexperienced or Inappropriately Licensed Teachers

2024-05-21 23:27:10 UTC

ELs in Massachusetts are Much More Likely to Experience Lower Passing Rates, Enroll in Fewer AP Classes, and Earn Lower Scores on Standardized Tests

2024-05-21 23:29:30 UTC

Only 8% of Jr/Sr ELs in Massachusetts are Enrolled in At Least One AP/IB Class, Compared to 39% of All Jrs/Srs

2024-05-21 23:30:26 UTC

ELs are More Likely to be Homeless, Title I, or Migrant Students

2024-05-21 23:31:09 UTC

Besides Spanish, Other Common EL First Languages Include Arabic, Nepali, Somali, and Haitian Creole

2024-05-21 23:31:45 UTC

2024-05-21 23:35:53 UTC

School districts where ELs comprised a high proportion of enrollment accounted for 46 percent of ELs in the country but only 15 percent of all students overall.

2024-05-21 23:38:51 UTC

ELs in high schools are more than twice as likely to be chronically absent from school.

About 3/5 of ELs enrolled in an AP class take the AP exam, compared to 3/4 of the total population

2024-05-21 23:39:45 UTC

In New York, the Graduation Rate of ELs is 39%, while the overall graduation rate is 83%

2024-05-21 23:43:58 UTC

Texas, California, and New Mexico Have the Highest Percentage of EL students in the United States.

2024-05-21 23:44:21 UTC

New York had the lowest EL graduation rate across the nation in the 2019-2020 school year.

2024-05-21 23:45:42 UTC

English Learners are more likely to drop out of school than Native English Speakers in Massachusetts.

2024-05-21 23:51:05 UTC

There is an uneven distribution of EL students across school districts

2024-05-21 23:58:19 UTC

Only 12% of Hispanic ELs scored as "proficient" on National Assessment of Educational Achievement compared to over 30% Hispanic Non-ELs

2024-05-22 00:08:16 UTC

The percentage of EL graduates that enroll in college immediately after high school is decreasing (as well as the % who are persistently enrolled after two years)

2024-05-22 00:09:54 UTC

1 out of 7 EL's are chronically absent in school compared to 1 of 6 non-EL's.

2024-05-22 00:15:43 UTC

Also, only 14% of students that are not promoted (only about 2% are retained) to the next grade level are EL's.

ELs speak over 400 different languages

2024-05-22 00:18:02 UTC