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Yet Another Study Finds That English-Only ELL Classes Don’t Work As Well As A Positive Translanguaging Environment
In no surprise to ELL teachers, yet another study has found that “old-school” English-only ELL classes should be a thing of the past. You can learn more about it at Rethinking the English-only classroom: What happens when students can use their full language repertoire. I’m adding this info to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT TRANSLANGUAGING.      This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here): I’m adding this post to The Best Resources On Student Absenteeism:
American Psychological Association calls for higher ed tech standards, not screen bans in new report is from Chalkbeat. I’m adding it to The Best Analyses About The Role Of Ed Tech In Today’s Classrooms.
The Mystery of Steubenville is from The Education Daly.
 Today Is The 63rd Anniversary Of The Birmingham Church Bombing – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources mjimages / Pixabay
Sixty-three years ago today four African-American girls were killed when their church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About The Birmingham Church Bombing,  New Study Reinforces What We Know: Factors Outside Of School Have Big Impact On Achievement & School Isn’t A Ticket To Equity
Lots of research has found that outside-of-school factors have huge influences on academic achievement, and that education can’t solve society’s inequities. For children in poverty, the biggest resource gaps are outside of school is a Chalkbeat article about a new study reinforcing those past findings. I’m adding this info to: The Best Resources On Why Improving Education Is Not THE Answer To Poverty & Inequality The Best Places To Learn What Impact A Teacher (& Outside Factors) Have On Student Achievement
 “Rank In World” Lets You Compare Tons Of Data About Any Two Countries In The World
Rank In World lets you compare any two countries in the world on a ton of different data points. In addition, you can choose what year you want to use, too. I’m adding it to The Best Tools For Comparing Demographics Of Different Countries.  More Recent Articles
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