Leslie Villegas
Senior Policy Analyst, Education Policy at New America
California Grown 🇲🇽,🌎minded researcher. Dedicated to improving #educationequity for #Englishlearners. Senior Policy Analyst @NewAmericaEd. Views are my own.
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5 days ago |
newamerica.org | Leslie Villegas
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump and his administration have upended all aspects of the federal government, including calling on Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). This executive order came on March 20, one week after Secretary McMahon instituted drastic staffing cuts and placed 1,315 ED employees (nearly 50 percent of the agency’s staff) on administrative leave.
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1 month ago |
newamerica.org | Leslie Villegas
The Tennessee General Assembly is considering a bill that would authorize school districts to require parents to prove their child’s legal status upon enrollment. School districts would be authorized to charge families tuition if they cannot show proof of legal status. And ultimately, school districts would be able to deny undocumented students the ability to enroll in K–12 schools if students cannot do either.
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1 month ago |
asianamericans.einnews.com | Leslie Villegas
The Tennessee General Assembly is considering a bill that would authorize school districts to require parents to prove their child’s legal status upon enrollment. School districts would be authorized to charge families tuition if they cannot show proof of legal status. And ultimately, school districts would be able to deny undocumented students the ability to enroll in K–12 schools if students cannot do either.
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1 month ago |
newamerica.org | Leslie Villegas
On March 1, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) designating English as the official language of the United States. The U.S. joins approximately 180 other countries that have an “official national language,” and is now the 12th country* to name English among its official languages.
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2 months ago |
newamerica.org | Leslie Villegas |Amaya Garcia
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has quickly found itself in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce government spending. President Trump has expressed a desire to dismantle ED and move core programs to other agencies. The weakening of ED risks essential funds and services to millions of students across the country, including specially protected populations such as English learners (ELs).
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RT @BiliteracySeal: "What isn’t being talked about as part of the Science of Reading is how students learn to read in dual language bilingu…
Thanks @IndiraDammu and @bellwetherorg for including me! For a democracy to thrive, it needs well-educated citizens from all walks of life, and ensuring equitable funding for students identified as English learners in K-12 is a critical component of this. https://t.co/DmpVh4REae
