October 2025
Christine's Corner
Featured Post: "Abandoning our English Learners"
The White House proposes, starting in Fiscal Year 2026, the elimination of all federal funding for English Language Acquisition (ELA) through ESEA Title III. ELA funding has supported grants to states to serve English learners (ELs) as well as grants for the Native American and Alaska Native children in Schools program, the National Professional Development Program (NPD), and funding for the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (whose website has been suspended).
The White House justifies eliminating funding for English Language Acquisition on the basis that reading scores on the National Assessment for Education Progress for ELs have been stagnant for decades, and that parents, states, and localities are best suited to determine instructional materials without federal burden.
But how valid are these justifications? What gets lost in the White House's push to abandon English learners?
Read the full post on Christine's Substack for her complete analysis of the research evidence on effective professional development for teaching English learners and what this policy shift means for students and communities. Read Full Article →
CARE-ED Updates: New Research Brief Available
CARE-ED has released a fully revised edition of Research Brief #2: Ethnic Studies and Critical Multicultural Education—Educating for Democracy in California and Beyond. This brief synthesizes current scholarship demonstrating how Ethnic Studies and critical multicultural education strengthen democratic education and student outcomes. It documents how traditional, Eurocentric curricula are incomplete, misleading, and anti-democratic, and how Ethnic Studies offers an inclusive framework that fosters civic engagement, empathy, and academic success for all students. Download Research Brief #2
Annual Meeting Recap
On September 12, 2025, CARE-ED held its annual in-person meeting during the 15th International Conference on Education and Justice at UCLA Moore Hall. Facilitated by Steering Committee members, the convening drew faculty, students, and community partners statewide for discussions centered on defending equity-oriented teacher education and advancing collective research in response to ongoing legislative and political attacks. The event marked CARE-ED's first in-person meeting since 2020.
Upcoming Initiatives/Events
· A research brief on artificial intelligence and equity in education
· Upcoming webinar with Carrie Sampson: Navigating School Board Politics
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