https://www.colorincolorado.org/feeds/ellnews.xml en https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/arts/television/mister-rogers-neighborhood-youtube.html On Thursday, Fred Rogers Productions started a channel dedicated to the beloved children’s host. Eventually it will be a repository for full episodes, behind-the-scenes footage and compilations. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:16:15 EDT Colorin Colorado https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/arts/television/mister-rogers-neighborhood-youtube.html https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-immigrant-student-enrollment-is-falling-how-should-schools-respond/2026/06 The numbers of English-learner newcomer students are down across the country. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:05:24 EDT Colorin Colorado https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-immigrant-student-enrollment-is-falling-how-should-schools-respond/2026/06 https://hechingerreport.org/this-school-district-has-received-death-threats-for-standing-up-for-immigrants-its-not-backing-down/ In Winooski, Vermont, where more than a third of children are English learners, a school superintendent has invested in protecting immigrant students even as one of his own was detained. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:04:05 EDT Colorin Colorado https://hechingerreport.org/this-school-district-has-received-death-threats-for-standing-up-for-immigrants-its-not-backing-down/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/05/24/schools-turn-ai-graduation-ceremonies-drawing-mixed-success/ Officials say the tech can help ensure names are pronounced correctly and speed up ceremonies, but some parents and students are pushing back. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:02:58 EDT Colorin Colorado https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/05/24/schools-turn-ai-graduation-ceremonies-drawing-mixed-success/ https://www.edutopia.org/video/jason-reynolds-on-what-ai-is-stealing-from-the-next-generation What opportunities could a generation of students potentially lose when technology does the hard work for them? The celebrated author shares his thoughts on the hidden price of convenience. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:02:34 EDT Colorin Colorado https://www.edutopia.org/video/jason-reynolds-on-what-ai-is-stealing-from-the-next-generation https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/shrey-parikh-bounces-back-battles-nerves-and-dominates-spell-off-to-win-the-national-spelling-bee Shrey Parikh felt his body shake from nerves and doubts every time he walked to the microphone at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the final test of a six-year competitive spelling career marked by triumph and heartbreak that he knew could end at any moment. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:02:10 EDT Colorin Colorado https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/shrey-parikh-bounces-back-battles-nerves-and-dominates-spell-off-to-win-the-national-spelling-bee https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/how-one-states-efforts-to-limit-undocumented-students-rights-failed-again/2026/05 For the second consecutive year, Tennessee legislators failed in their efforts to limit undocumented students’ access to free, public education during the legislative session. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:01:47 EDT Colorin Colorado https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/how-one-states-efforts-to-limit-undocumented-students-rights-failed-again/2026/05 https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5779757/school-ai-education-students-teachers-poll-critical-thinking The effects of artificial intelligence on learning are still largely unclear. But a new NPR/Ipsos poll of K-12 teachers found that nearly 3-in-4 believe AI has bigger implications for education than past innovations like the internet or computers. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:52:55 EDT Colorin Colorado https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5779757/school-ai-education-students-teachers-poll-critical-thinking https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/05/28/poll-shows-most-teachers-use-ai-often-receive-no-formal-guidance/ Most teachers use artificial intelligence, but relatively few — just 18 percent — have received any formal guidance on how to use it, according to a new poll from the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:39:47 EDT Colorin Colorado https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/05/28/poll-shows-most-teachers-use-ai-often-receive-no-formal-guidance/ https://www.pwcs.edu/news/2026/04/featherstone_teacher_honored The Virginia Dual Language Educators Network (VADLEN) has named Nancy Davila, a Dual Language Immersion (DLI) teacher at Featherstone Elementary School, the Virginia Dual Language Immersion Teacher of the Year. With more than 30 years in education, Davila’s career reflects a deep and evolving dedication to language learning. She began as a monolingual classroom teacher before transitioning into language instruction as an elementary school foreign language teacher and later a secondary Spanish teacher. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:19:11 EDT Colorin Colorado https://www.pwcs.edu/news/2026/04/featherstone_teacher_honored