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		<title>Education Week: Englishlanguagelearners</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How Will Schools Teach English-Language Learners This Fall?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/09/english_language_learners_covid_19.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/09/english_language_learners_covid_19.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A new database offers a state-by-state look at guidance on supporting English-learner students and their families amid the global pandemic.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Spanish-Speaking Students Need Support. A New Podcast May Help]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/08/spanish_podcast_education_schools.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/08/spanish_podcast_education_schools.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Por Nuestros Niños, an education-focused Spanish-language radio show and podcast, could help families navigate an uncertain return to school.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Schools Failed English-Learners During the Shutdown. How Can They Do Better?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/08/schools_english_learners_coronavirus_covid.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/08/schools_english_learners_coronavirus_covid.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A new report urges districts to pay close attention to how they choose and use technology for students who are not yet fluent in English.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How Will Schools Measure English-Learners' 'COVID-Slide' Learning Loss?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/06/learning_loss_english_learners_native_language_assessments.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/06/learning_loss_english_learners_native_language_assessments.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Native-language assessments may more fully reflect what English-language learners know and can do academically after months away from school. But not all states offer them.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[DeVos Appoints New Director for English-Learner Office]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/05/devos_appoints_new_english_learner_director.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/05/devos_appoints_new_english_learner_director.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The selection of Lorena Orozco McElwain as director of the office of English language acquisition shakes up a long-standing tradition.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[English-Learners and Virtual Learning During COVID-19: Will Federal Guidance Help?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/05/english_learners_and_distance_learning_covid_19.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/05/english_learners_and_distance_learning_covid_19.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[New sheets outlines how districts can support English-learner students, but concedes that "schools may not be able to provide all services in the same manner they are typically provided."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How to Assess English-Learners' Needs From a Distance? Here's Some Help]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/05/a_new_concern_for_english-learner_teachers.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/05/a_new_concern_for_english-learner_teachers.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[With schools unable to conduct in-person evaluations, schools must find new ways to determine if students need English-language-learner support services.]]></description>
				<category>Englishlanguagelearners</category>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Where They Are: The Nation's Small But Growing Population of Black English-Learners]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/04/black_english-learner_enrollment.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/04/black_english-learner_enrollment.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[In five northern U.S. states, black students comprise more than a fifth of ELL enrollment.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[The Nation's English-Learner Population Has Surged: 3 Things to Know]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/02/english_learner_enrollment_increases.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/02/english_learner_enrollment_increases.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The number of English-learner students in U.S. schools has increased 28 percent since 2000; 43 of 50 states have experienced an uptick in enrollment, federal data indicate.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Identifying Gifted and Talented English-Learners: Six Steps for District Leaders]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/02/six_steps_schools_to_identify_gifted_english_learners.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/02/six_steps_schools_to_identify_gifted_english_learners.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Rooting out teacher bias and focusing on family engagement are some of the steps schools can take to identify more English-language learners for gifted and talented education.]]></description>
				<category>Englishlanguagelearners</category>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teaching, Technology, and English-Learners: 5 Things to Know]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/01/teaching_technology_and_english_learners.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/01/teaching_technology_and_english_learners.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Few teachers reported assigning English-learners to use digital learning resources outside of class, in part because of concerns about students' lack of access to technology at home, finds a U.S. Department of Education survey.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Federal ELL Official Leaves for Job With Rosetta Stone]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/12/federal_ell_official_leaves_for_rosetta_stone_job.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/12/federal_ell_official_leaves_for_rosetta_stone_job.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[José Viana led the office of English-language acquisition since April 2017. The Education Department has not announced a successor.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Spanish Dominates Dual-Language Programs, But Schools Offer Diverse Options]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/01/spanish_remains_popular_for_dual_language_programs.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2020/01/spanish_remains_popular_for_dual_language_programs.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Mandarin Chinese, French, German, and Vietnamese are also among five most-offered types of dual-language programs, a new federal report shows.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Connecting With English-Learner Families: 5 Ideas to Help Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/11/5_ideas_to_help_schools_connect_with_english_learner_families.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/11/5_ideas_to_help_schools_connect_with_english_learner_families.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[English-language-learner families are less likely to attend parent-teacher conferences and other school-related events, which means they miss out on important opportunities to communicate about their children's academic progress.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[José Viana, Head of Federal ELL Office to Resign]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/11/head_of_federal_ell_office_to_resign.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/11/head_of_federal_ell_office_to_resign.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA["I will forever be grateful for the opportunity and privilege I have been given to serve my country and its learners," Viana wrote in an email to supporters this week.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[On Bilingualism, Bias, and Immigration: Our Top English-Learner Stories of 2019]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/12/english_learners_bilingualism_immigration_and_bias.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/12/english_learners_bilingualism_immigration_and_bias.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Education Week's top English-language learner stories on 2019 explored who's teaching the nation's English-learners and the struggles those educators encounter on the job, how the Trump administration's immigration policies affected students and their families and examined why more schools in the Un]]></description>
				<category>Englishlanguagelearners</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA['Walls That Talk' Give Students Tools for Writing Independently (Video)]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/inspired_instruction/2018/09/walls-that-talk-write-independently.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/inspired_instruction/2018/09/walls-that-talk-write-independently.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[High school teacher Kateryna Haggerty explains how visual aids in her classroom help her English-language learner students write more confidently.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[With Supports, Kindergartners Can Use Academic Language (Video)]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/inspired_instruction/2018/06/kindergartners_use_academic_language.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/inspired_instruction/2018/06/kindergartners_use_academic_language.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[This elementary school teacher shows how she uses sentence starters and descriptive charts in a lesson about differentiating fact from opinion.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Do English-Language Learners Get Stigmatized by Teachers? A Study Says Yes]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/07/bias_teachers_english_learners.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2019/07/bias_teachers_english_learners.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[New research suggests that English-language-learner classification has a "direct and negative effect on teachers' perceptions of students' academic skills."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How Graphic Organizers Can Support New English-Learners (Video)]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/inspired_instruction/2018/09/graphic_organizers_support_developing_literacy.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/inspired_instruction/2018/09/graphic_organizers_support_developing_literacy.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Englishlanguagelearners]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[This high school teacher uses graphic organizers to help English language learners with limited or interrupted formal education develop fluency.]]></description>
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