Ileana Najarro

Tampa

Race and Opportunity Reporter at Education Week

Race/opportunity reporter @educationweek Formerly @TB_Times @HoustonChron. Reach out at [email protected]

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A Guide to Equitable Grading in Schools (DOWNLOADABLE)

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ileana Najarro

5 hours agoBernie Sanders, AOC, set to host 'Fighting Oligarchy' event in Northern CaliforniaThe arrival of the "Fighting Oligarchy" tour, spearheaded by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has the City of Folsom warning of potential traffic issues around Folsom Lake College on Tuesday. The free event, set to be held on the college's athletic track, follows a tour stop in Southern California over the weekend and is expected to draw thousands.
A Guide to Equitable Grading in Schools (DOWNLOADABLE)

1 week ago | edweek.org | Ileana Najarro

More districts across the country have shifted toward new grading practices—such as making each letter grade carry equal weight—to better capture students’ understanding of academic content.
Grading for Equity: Inside One District’s Big Policy Shift

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Ileana Najarro

4 hours agoNo evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office foundAn internal memo, prepared days before Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE agents, raises doubts about the Trump administration’s claims that she supports Hamas. Days before masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to deport her, the State …NowWhat Are Grades Really For?
Grading for Equity: Inside One District’s Big Policy Shift

1 week ago | edweek.org | Ileana Najarro

Educators at the San Leandro Unified school district in Northern California had a grading and assessment dilemma. In 2013, some students getting D and F letter grades were meeting content standards on state and local assessments. Some students getting A’s were struggling on state tests and Advanced Placement coursework. Some students, who educators thought would need an intervention course, didn’t actually need it based on various measures other than grades.
School Leaders Look Out for Students as Trump Steps Up Immigration Enforcement

2 weeks ago | edweek.org | Ileana Najarro |Caitlynn Peetz

If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. A sudden rise in absences. Elementary-aged students asking questions about immigration enforcement. A school principal publicly calling for, and later celebrating, the return of a local mother and three students detained by immigration officers.
Which States Are Challenging Undocumented Students’ Right to Free Education

1 month ago | edweek.org | Ileana Najarro |Daniela Franco Brown

The U.S. Supreme Court granted undocumented students the constitutional right to a free, public education in a landmark ruling in the 1982 Plyler v. Doe case. On the heels of President Donald Trump’s re-election and assertive immigration enforcement agenda, a new wave of political and policy momentum to prevent or limit access for such students is gaining traction at the state level.
Political Divides Shape Educators’ Views on English Learners’ Rights

1 month ago | edweek.org | Ileana Najarro |Alex Harwin |Gina Tomko

Partisan split among educators on federal language policiesEnglish learners account for about 10 percent of U.S. public school students and represent one of the fastest-growing groups driving public school enrollment. Most are born in the United States, though some are immigrants of varying legal status. A 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision in, Lau v. Nichols requires schools to provide English instruction to students who cannot access learning due to language barriers.
These AP Classes Were Designed to Attract Students of Color. Did They?

1 month ago | edweek.org | Ileana Najarro

The College Board over the last few years has bet on two new courses to boost participation of underrepresented students in the Advanced Placement program: AP African American Studies and AP Precalculus. Both courses offer high school students the chance to obtain college credit based on their performance on year-end AP exams. And new data show that both saw Black and Latino students register for these exams at high levels.
Trump Has Made English the Official Language. What That Means for Schools

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Ileana Najarro

8 hours agoEmmanuel Macron says Europe must be ready to defend Ukraine without U.S. assistanceMacron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have teamed up after the extraordinary shouting match between President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vice President JD Vance.
Trump Has Made English the Official Language. What That Means for Schools

1 month ago | edweek.org | Ileana Najarro

K-12 educators in the United States are still federally required to support English learners’ acquisition of the English language, regardless of any official national language designation. That’s the main takeaway from researchers and former U.S. Department of Education directors in response to the executive order signed by President Donald Trump on March 1, which designates English as the official language of the country.