Sentences with phrase «californians together»

LONG BEACH, Ca — July 11, 2017 — A new report released by Californians Together shows that many school districts across the state are currently facing a growing bilingual teacher shortage, and that in the near term, there is a -LSB-...]

Californians Together aims for an educational system that is funded and structured so every child will have full access to a high quality 21st century education and will graduate from our public schools fully prepared for success in college and career and full civic participation.

That task has been made all the harder, said Shelly Spiegel - Coleman of Californians Together, an education advocacy group, by the lack of timely advice or direction from national or state proponents of Common Core.

Beyond Teaching English: Supporting High School Completion by Immigrant and Refugee Students January 17, 2018 9 am — 3 pm California Community Foundation Joan Palevsky Center Los Angeles, CA Californians Together invites you to attend a convening of school districts -LSB-...]

Californians Together, a research and advocacy group for the state's 1.6 million English - learners, is the brain trust behind this bill and catapulted the long - term -LSB-...]

LONG BEACH, Ca — July 11, 2017 — A new report released by Californians Together shows that many school districts -LSB-...]

In 2008 Californians Together developed the concept of a Seal of Biliteracy and worked throughout the state to help school sites, districts and others adopt and implement the Seal.

«We have a current shortage and the shortage is almost going to double with the new programs that the districts are predicting and expanding of the current programs that they have,» said Shelly Spiegel - Coleman, a long time bilingual education advocate and executive director of Californians Together.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 5, 2016)-- A second report that reviewed the Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) of 29 key school districts throughout the state, and the impact those LCAPs are having on English Learner students, was released today by Californians Together.

The Californians Together award celebrates the SCCOE for leading the way to world - class language education in preschool through 12th grade.

Vickie Ramos Harris is a Fellow with the English Learner Leadership & Legacy Initiative, a Californians Together project in collaboration with the California Association of Bilingual Education.

In response to the voices of teachers concerned about the stress and tensions that their students have expressed about their family members» immigration status, Californians Together is offering a one - day «Trainer of Trainers» Workshop.

A new report that reviewed the Local Control Accountability Plans of 29 key school districts throughout the state, and the impact those LCAPs are having on English Learner students, was released today by Californians Together.

The findings draw from qualitative fieldwork including interviews with California educators and community leaders including Californians Together and quantitative analyses of the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau and state education agencies.

«There's no time to waste, we must advocate to make sure critical investments are in place so we may fully equip our current bilingual teachers to serve California students now, and develop the infrastructure to build the pipeline that meets the growing demand of families for bilingual education,» said Dr. Magaly Lavadenz, President of Californians Together.

By Laurie Olsen Produced by SchoolsMovingUp at WestEd Laurie Olsen, Executive Board Member of Californians Together, discusses the results of -LSB-...]

As Ed Week reported: «Californians Together, a research and advocacy group for the state's 1.6 million English - learners, is the brain trust behind this bill and catapulted the long - term ELL issue into the national spotlight a few years ago with its report showing that large numbers of such students were languishing in California's public schools.

LONG BEACH, Ca — July 11, 2017 — A new report released by Californians Together shows that many school districts across the state are currently facing a growing bilingual teacher shortage, and that in the near term, there is a pool of at least 7,000 bilingual teachers who are well positioned to begin to address this shortage, and need to be supported with professional development.

Californians Together will be partnering on - going to ensure that new resources are added and highlighted on the InformedImmigrant.com website

Californians Together has as its mission to ensure that all children and specifically English Learners in our State have full access to a high quality 21st century education.

This bill is sponsored by CABE and Californians Together in response to feedback from educators that additional resources are required for our school districts to expand or establish new dual language immersion or development bilingual programs as called for in Proposition 58 of November 2016 and overwhelmingly supported by voters!

Californians Together is a statewide advocacy coalition of powerful organizations from all segments of the education community including: teachers, administrators, board members, parents and civil rights non-profit groups.

A June survey of 111 school districts by the English learner advocacy group Californians Together found that 58 percent planned to expand bilingual education opportunities.

«We hope to inspire the development of strong dual language programs, multiple opportunities and comprehensive pathways enabling all students to reach the goal of high levels of proficiency in two or more languages, fully qualified to earn the Seal of Biliteracy» explained Magaly Lavadenz, President of Californians Together.

The publication, The California Campaign for Biliteracy, published by Californians Together provides details on the campaign whose goal is that California be an example for the nation in preparing students for college and the careers of the future.

«There's definitely a real focus on being able to provide more students with opportunities to become proficient in English and in another language,» said Shelly Spiegel - Coleman, executive director of Californians Together.

In response to the negative impact on English Learners from over 10 years of «drill and kill», narrowly focused reading and math curricula and limited access to social science, science and the arts, Californians Together has issued a policy brief to delineate research - based teaching practices with policy recommendations for accelerating the language development and academic growth of English Learners.

Xilonin Cruz - Gonzalez, President of Californians Together: «We were very disappointed that once again the district LCAPs did not include goals, programs and services specific to accelerating the language and academic growth of ELs.

• EdSource has reported extensively on the reports by Public Advocates, the ACLU, Education Trust - West and Californians Together that have uncovered inadequate reporting or improper uses of supplemental and concentration money.

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Ed Trust — West has joined a diverse coalition of organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union, Californians Together, the California Association of Bilingual Educators and the California Latino School Boards Association in asking Gov. Jerry Brown to appoint an English learners advocate to the State Board of Education.

English learners from Hoover School in Redwood City participate in Sobrato Early Academic Language, a K - 3 literacy program that researchers for Californians Together identified as effective for language development.

Shelly Spiegel - Coleman, executive director of Californians Together, a coalition of organizations that advocate for English learners, expressed optimism about the changes.

In 2010, Californians Together published a study determining that many English - learners struggled with the language because schools failed to monitor their progress, adequately train teachers, or provide appropriate curriculum.

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«Together we hope to inspire the development of strong dual language programs, multiple opportunities and comprehensive pathways enabling all students to reach the goal of high levels of proficiency in two or more languages,» explained Xilonin Cruz - Gonzalez, President of Californians Together.

Californians Together is a statewide coalition of 25 parent, teacher, education advocacy and civil rights groups committed to improving policy and practice for educating the state's 1.4 million English Learners.

In light of the increasingly hostile climate toward immigrants and the insecurity caused by the changing policy landscape, Californians Together is implementing a multi-pronged approach toward creating a safe learning environment for students of all backgrounds.

This report authored by Californians Together and funded by The California Community Foundation, reports on data gathered from 40 school districts on English learners grades 6 — 12 and calls upon state policymakers and leaders to provide solutions for these students.

Californians Together invites you to attend a convening of school districts and local and statewide education community partners to highlight the results of the report, «Beyond Teaching English: Supporting High School Completion by Immigrant and Refugee Students,» by Julie Sugarman of the Migration Policy Institute.

The lack of progress in the younger grades trickles up: More than half of English learners now in California high schools are «long - term English learners,» meaning they have been in public schools for six years without learning English, according to a 2010 report by Californians Together, a nonprofit advocacy group.

Her 42 years of public school experience at the classroom, school, district and county levels as well as her involvement in numerous state committees will serve her well to advance the vision of Californians Together.

Marlene has been associated with Californians Together for the last five years as a representative of the Campaign for Quality Early Education, a statewide coalition of educators who advocate for the needs of young Dual Language Learners.

By collaborating with Californians Together she's had the opportunity to make meaningful connections between the policy worlds of early childhood and elementary and secondary education.

A second report that reviewed the Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs) of 29 key school districts throughout the state, and the impact those LCAPs are having on English Learner students, was released today by Californians Together.

Without the monitoring, said Shelly Spiegel Coleman, the executive director of Californians Together, one of the groups bringing the lawsuit, «the districts are...

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Tommaso Chiabra will meet Seth Goldman, executive president of Beyond Meat, on the occasion of his participation at Seeds & Chips in Milan (7 - 10 May 2018), to make a point together on the development of the Californian company in Europe.

«The players are spending time together,» said their Father Flanagan, coach Steve Sampson, a 41 - year - old Californian who sounds unerringly like the TV actor Robert Urich.

IT IS a potentially historic move: the coastal Californian counties of Marin and San Mateo, together with the City of Imperial Beach, have each filed a lawsuit against some of the world's largest fossil fuel producers.

A $ 1.2 million donation to Californians Working Together, the group formed to support Prop 30, the tax increase ballot initiative, was the national union's largest single contribution.