Districts use no consistent way of referring to English Learner programs and their offices¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr2·q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2027: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? Across districts there is no consistent terminology for English Learner programs; offices are known by different names such as Student/Pupil Services, ESOL, ESL, ENL, Bilingual or Multilingual Programs, World Languages, and Title III. → Palacios 2022
Evidence¶
Palacios 2022¶
Palacios, M., Kibler, A., Farren Burho, J., Garrett Sandstead, M., Wiger, S., & Woodruff, K. (2022). Who is in charge of English Learner services? Lessons learned from a national co-teaching and collaboration study. WestEd: National Research & Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED625797
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Findings from the protocol-driven contact search across the national sample of districts. The review found "no consistent way of referring to English Learner programs," listing the varied office names encountered.
"Across the districts, there was no consistent way of referring to English Learner programs. Offices in charge of English Learner programs and services were known by different names, such as Student/ Pupil Services, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), English as a Second Language (ESL), English as a New Language (ENL), Bilingual or Multilingual Programs, World Languages, and Title III."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- District websites rarely specify which department or administrator oversees services for English Learners — related
- Contact information for district EL leaders is often incomplete, and few web-form or superintendent emails receive responses — related
- English Learner programs and services across districts are led by administrators with varied titles, many without apparent links to English Learners — related
- Inconsistent terminology across agencies and restrictive data-sharing rules are central barriers to identifying and serving highly mobile youth in both states — related
- Districts prioritize the Science of Reading but implementation varies due to competing initiatives and inconsistent EL support — related
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no-consistent-el-program-terminology |
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Districts use no consistent way of referring to English Learner programs and their offices |
description |
Districts use no consistent way of referring to English Learner programs and their offices |
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2022 |
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2027 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-09 |
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1 — palacios-2022 |
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