Bridging the English Learner Achievement Gap : Essential Lessons for School Leaders

In spite of decades of school reform, the achievement gap between English learners and English-proficient students has narrowed little.

This book introduces the “Sustainability Framework”—a step-by-step process that will help educators at all levels increase school attendance and academic success for ELL students.

This reform-navigation tool identifies patterns and trends in the deployment of a reform and subsequently allows leaders to make necessary adjustments to extend, accelerate, or terminate a given reform.

Bridging the English Learner Achievement Gap offers a compelling, research-grounded way for schools with a substantial ELL population to successfully accommodate their students.