Educators and students gathered at Saint Joseph's University for the Pennsylvania Chinese Language Conference, where participants discussed the varied challenges faced in Chinese-language education across the state. The event in Philadelphia marked the launch of the Pennsylvania Alliance for Chinese Language Education, aimed at uniting educators from K-12, community schools and higher education.

Maria Regina High School's Spanish IV students celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month by writing original fairy tales and fables in Spanish, which they shared with kindergarteners at Sacred Heart School in Hartsdale, N.Y. The project aimed to inspire young children to learn about the Spanish language and culture.

Teachers can promote deep thinking and learning without extra preparation by reusing presentation slides in innovative ways. Teacher Rob McEntarffer suggests adding blank slides after key points to encourage students to reflect before taking notes, incorporating old slides to connect past and current lessons, and creating reflection slides for all students to make their thinking visible.

The Connecticut State Department of Education has released a framework to support English and multilingual learners, emphasizing access to quality educators, evidence-based practices, family engagement and continuous improvement. The framework emphasizes a statewide commitment to equitable access and shared responsibility, aiming to ensure high-quality instruction and support at every level, from administration to classroom teaching.

Detroit Public Schools Community District reports progress in English language acquisition among students, with more than 65% of English learners meeting or exceeding growth targets on the ACCESS test, an improvement from before the pandemic. The district hired 58 multilingual academic interventionists and implemented curriculum changes to support the growing population of more than 7,400 English learners, who now comprise over 15% of the student body.