key References

Here, we highlight three leading sources of knowledge and practice from the federal government, a California school district, and an education-focused think tank. Each provides a wealth of ideas, resources, and perspectives.

Federal Newcomer TOolkit

The U.S. Department of Education is a resource for state, local, and school leaders to support multilingual learners and general education educators who directly serve immigrant and refugee students. It addresses newcomer context, school environment, social & mental health, instruction, and family partnerships.



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Helping Newcomers SucceeD Report

This report was written for educators and policy makers in order to focus attention on newcomers and to communicate promising practices for serving their educational and social needs. The report is based on a 3-year national research study, Exemplary Programs for Newcomer English Language Learners at the Secondary Level, conducted by the Center for Applied Linguistics on behalf of the Carnegie

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Oakland UNified Newcomer Toolkit

This tool is intended to provide resources to OUSD stakeholders as well as other educators working to serve newcomers, or English learners in their first three years in US schools. This toolkit is an ongoing project of OUSD's Office of English Language Learners and Multilingual Achievement (ELLMA) and all information is subject to continuous improvement.


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