Here’s today’s announcement from Google:
Google Translate’s live translate brings natural, near-real time audio translations to 70+ languages. Today, we’re introducing two updates to make translations even more seamless.
First, because more than a third of live translation sessions now last longer than five minutes, Android users can now keep live translations running in the background. This is perfect for longer sessions where you need to multitask or want to lock your phone screen. iOS support is coming soon.
Second, iOS users worldwide can now get live translations directly through their phone’s earpiece. (The feature is already available on Android.) When you don’t have headphones handy, just hold your phone to your ear. It’s great for catching announcements at noisy airports or following along on crowded tours.
I’m adding this info to THE BEST RESOURCES TO HELP ELL STUDENTS WITH SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION IN THE CLASSROOM.
It’s been an awful eighteen months for many – particularly for people directly affected by the Trump administration’s immigration’s policies (see The Best Resources To Support Schools, Teachers, Students & Families In The Face Of Trump’s Deportation Threats).
Though I suspect it’s obvious to most educators, I thought it would be useful to create a list sharing resources documenting some of the direct negative impacts those policies are having on students. You can see ideas on how to support them in the face of these attacks at the other “Best” list I just mentioned.
Those same policies are resulting in reduced student enrollment and increased absences, including in ELL classes ( I offer some ideas on how schools should handle this impact at What Should Schools Do As The Numbers Of ELL Newcomers Decrease?). I thought it would also be useful to bring together some related informational resources on that, too:
STUDENT TRAUMA
To No One’s Surprise, Research Finds That ICE Raids ‘Are Having Disruptive Effects On Students’
U.S. immigration policy: Mental health impacts of increased detentions and deportations is from the American Psychological Association.
As Immigration Raids Stoke Anxiety, What Are the Implications for How Children Learn? is from Ed Surge.
Effects of Pervasive Immigration Enforcement on Children’s Health is from The New England Journal Of Medicine.
Potential Impacts of Mass Detention and Deportation Efforts on the Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Families is from KFF.
Trump ICE policies create student trauma — but schools can help, researchers say is from K-12 Dive.
Parental stress, raids, and isolation: How immigration enforcement traumatizes even the youngest children is from MindShift.
How Strict Immigration Enforcement Harms Schoolchildren is from Stanford.
Immigration Concerns Disrupted Families’ Essential Activities and Caused Children Emotional Distress in 2025 is from The Urban Institute.
How immigration enforcement is harming US schools and students is from Brookings.
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Harming Young Children and Their Caregivers is from The 74.
Immigration enforcement is affecting California’s and the nation’s immigrant and non-immigrant children and their families is from Stanford.
The administration has detained 400,000 immigrants: What do we know about their children? is from Brookings.
The Minneapolis immigration crackdown ended months ago. For these little kids, trauma remains is from The Associated Press.
Schools Saw Rising Student Anxiety From Immigration Enforcement in 2025-26 is from Ed Week.
Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance is from The Conversation.
STUDENT ABSENCES & ENROLLMENT
‘Climate of fear’: Student enrollment declining amid Trump’s immigration crackdown is from The Commonwealth Beacon.
ICE Raids Caused Enrollment to Drop. Now Districts Are Paying the Price is from The 74.
Immigrant student enrollment is dwindling at schools across the U.S. is from NBC News.
Potential Impacts of Increased Immigration Enforcement on School Attendance and Funding is from KFF.
What harsh immigration policies mean for students, families, and schools is from Brookings.
With Trump’s crackdown on immigration, public school enrollment across the U.S. is dwindling is from PBS.
Immigration Enforcement Actions and Empty Desks: Persistent and Acute Attendance Effects
Study: Foreign-Born Students Missed More School After Trump’s Inauguration is from The 74.
Immigration Enforcement Actions and Empty Desks: Persistent and Acute Attendance Effects
Decline in new immigrant students puts newcomer programs in jeopardy is from Ed Source.
Mass. public school enrollment is down 14K. Nearly half were English language learners.
Immigrant Students Fear Enforcement and Stay Out of School www.edweek.org/leadership/i…
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) May 20, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Loss of multilingual students driving California’s declining enrollment, except in Bay Area is from the San Jose Mercury News.
‘Kids literally disappeared’: Minnesota schools lost at least 1,700 students following Operation Metro Surge www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0…
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— Peter Greene (@palan57.bsky.social) September 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
ADDENDUM: TEACHER TRAUMA
Immigration Enforcement Takes Heavy Emotional Toll on K-12 Educators is from Ed Week.
