ERIC Number: ED675844
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Aug
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Adapting to Changes in California's English Learner Population. Policy Brief
Laura Hill; Beyond Deng; Stephanie Barton
Public Policy Institute of California
This brief provides findings from the full report, "Adapting to Changes in California's English Learner Population," which examines how the size and composition of the English Learner (EL) population has changed and whether services, program offerings, and learning trajectories have evolved in response to these changes. Key findings include: (1) the mix of EL students is changing but still dominated by U.S.-born Spanish speakers; (2) declines in the multilingual population have been steep, with enrollment for ELs now 15 percent lower than in 2015; (3) the share of English Learners reclassified as proficient still lags; and (4) almost a third of families do not have translation services at their schools. Recommendations are provided to policymakers and districts to improve efforts to identify and support English Learners.
Descriptors: English Learners, Spanish Speaking, Educational Trends, Enrollment Rate, Translation, Asian Americans, Immersion Programs, Elementary Schools, Classification, Elementary School Students, School Districts, Public Schools, Secondary Schools, Secondary School Students, Pupil Personnel Services, Arabs, Population Trends, Learning Trajectories, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Supply and Demand, Administrator Attitudes
Public Policy Institute of California. 500 Washington Street Suite 800, San Francisco, CA 94111. Tel: 415-291-4400; Fax: 415-291-4401; Web site: http://www.ppic.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Policymakers; Administrators
Language: English
Sponsor: Sobrato Philanthropies
Authoring Institution: Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
Identifiers - Location: California
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