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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2022): Enough is Enough!

Implementing Policy: Navigating the English Learner Roadmap for Equity

Submitted
February 4, 2021
Published
2022-04-11

Abstract

This essay explores a variety of ways California’s new policy, the English Learner Roadmap, can be used as a tool to make significant, transformative changes to provide meaningful learning opportunities for students classified as English Learners. It explores the Roadmap’s four principles and provides suggestions for ways to capitalize on the policy to improve educational opportunities for English Learners.

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