We partnered with #EnglishLearner Success Forum to survey educators & administrators about their needs ahead of the upcoming English Language Arts/English Language Development Adoption.
We found that #EdLeaders are taking the needs of #MultilingualLearners seriously.
Read more:
NEW: @blackece.bsky.social, Californians Together, @catalystcalifornia.bsky.social, and Early Edge California are proud to launch Vol. 2: Tracing the Origins of #BlackLanguage: A Historical Brief.
Access the new brief: blackece.org/blackenglish/
How did one student bring language awards to her private school?
We are proud to highlight students like Emma in our ongoing #VoicesOfBiliteracy series.
Read more: californianstogether.org/emma-brings-...
When it comes to building a #math adoption process that meets the needs of #MultilingualLearners, the Orange County Dept. of Ed and #EnglishLearners Success Forum started with key questions. #MathEquity
Learn more about this powerful partnership:
“We need [Early Childhood Integrated Data Systems] in place to answer questions that affect our children[...] #AB2092 strengthens California’s ability to expand equitable access to high quality early learning and care programs for the state’s youngest children.” - Assemblymember Mia Bonta
HAPPENING NOW: Californians Together Senior Policy Associate Mario Snow makes the case that an early childhood integrated #data system empowers policymakers to answer key questions about serving students from early education to postsecondary.
New: GO Public Schools is out with a new guide for reading and understanding the latest California School Dashboard.
Read the guide:
Meanwhile, research by Ran Abramitzky and Leah Boustan has found that children of immigrants are particularly likely to rise in the U.S. economy, with particularly high rates of upward social mobility—as true now as it was 100 years ago.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ran-a...
Heading to #NYSABE26? Our very own Shelly Spiegel-Coleman is participating in the Leadership Forum with former U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona! You won't want to miss it.
Learn more:
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@kidspartnership.bsky.social’s “How to Create Safe Spaces in Early Care & Education for Children in Immigrant Families” toolkit helps ECE providers respond to immigration enforcement, protect children's privacy, & communicate with families about their rights: allinforhealth.org/creating-safe-spaces/
We are proud to join Black ECE, Catalyst California, and EarlyEdge California in releasing the first brief in our knowledge series on the importance of affirming #BlackLanguage in early learning settings.
Read the brief: buff.ly/EtRKhdh
Central Unified School District is exploring Dual Language programs in Spanish & Punjabi — a step toward stronger support for multilingual learners and expanded opportunities for biliteracy in California schools.
Read more: abc30.com/post/central...
#MultilingualEd #DualLanguage #Biliteracy
✨ We are proud to join Black ECE, @catalystcalifornia.bsky.social, and Early Edge CA for the first session of their 3-part webinar series, “Understanding #BlackEnglish: What It Is and Why It Matters” on 2/25 at 1 pm PT. Register here: buff.ly/d6DMPcD #BlackChildren #BlackECE #BlackHistoryMonth
At CABE 2026, our sessions will focus on equity-driven systems & practices for multilingual learners—from accountability and LTEL supports, to data transparency, #newcomer inclusion, and building policy for Multilingual Education for All.
Learn more at sites.google.com/californians...
Missed the MLE4ALL Campaign Launch Webinar? 🎥 Watch it here:
English: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvPg...
Español: www.youtube.com/watch?v=baHD...
普通话: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncHw...
Let’s keep pushing for Multilingual Education For All! 🌍📚 #MLE4ALL #MultilingualEd #Equity
That's a wrap from #NABE2026! Thank you to NABE for providing a national stage for us to share our expertise, and for honoring our #MultilingualEducation champions.
Today, Californians Together Executive Director Martha Hernandez and Board Member Dr. Laurie Olsen were inducted into the NABE/SummitK-12 Multilingual Education Hall of Fame for their work improving education for #MultilingualLearners. #NABE2026
More: nabe-conference.com/multilingual...
🔊 Save the dates!
Californians Together is a proud member of Alliance for Candidate Engagement in Education, and we are excited to announce a series of candidate engagement forums for the state superintendent of public instruction.
Learn more: engageforedu.org/events/
We’ve launched the Multilingual Education for All website—home of a 10-year statewide campaign to make multilingual education a defining feature of California’s P–12 system.
Multilingualism is an asset.
Every student deserves access.
Explore the vision and join the campaign: mle4all.org
#MLE4ALL
Join CalTog, BlackECE, @catalystcalifornia.bsky.social, and Early Edge CA for the first session of our 3-part webinar series, "Understanding #BlackEnglish: What It is and Why it Matters" on Feb. 25th at 1 pm PT.
Register here: buff.ly/UI2DsO1 #BlackChildren #BlackECE #ECE
📣 Reminder: The Multilingual Education for All Campaign Launch is this Wednesday! Join educators & community leaders across CA to help make multilingualism a reality for all students.
Live Spanish & Mandarin interpretation + captions in 40+ languages.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#MLE4ALL
Advanced English learners thrive when instruction goes beyond grammar drills.
Talk first → write better.
Use all languages students know.
Make writing real, accessible & culturally relevant.
#MultilingualLearners
Polling finds families want bilingualism in schools—even as English-only policies are being pushed:
• 94% of families who speak a non-English language at home say multilingualism matters
• 55% of monolingual English families agree
• Interest in dual language programs averaged 7.9/10 among families
CA districts need high-quality Spanish Language Arts, not watered-down translations. With the 2026 Literacy adoption ahead, publishers must step up.
Sign on to support this urgent statewide call to action. bit.ly/3MeTztK
Multilingual learners can’t be an asterisk in the nation’s literacy agenda.
Thank you to everyone who joined the inaugural NCEL Summit and helped make the closing panel such a powerful conversation about policy, research, and practice—and what it will take to act.
#NCELSummit
We are one week away from the #Multilingual Education for All campaign launch webinar. Join us to learn about our vision for creating a future where every student can learn & thrive in any language.
Register now: buff.ly/ZcNsH9D
All In For Safe Schools' rainbow butterfly logo and toolkit title alongside a photo of three teens at picnic tables outside a school
Learn how to create sanctuaries of learning and healing for every student, regardless of background, identity, or circumstance, with ALL IN for Safe Schools’ new TK-12 Toolkit:
tinyurl.com/SafeTK-12
🙌 @aclusocal.bsky.social @eqca.bsky.social @teachplus.bsky.social @caltog.bsky.social 🙌
What are your rights as an educator?
What can you do to protect your students’ rights?
Our new TK-12 Toolkit can help you develop a strategy to protect your students’ well-being and futures:
tinyurl.com/SafeTK-12
Join us tomorrow for the NCEL Summit! Hear from leading experts and ed leaders to find out what it takes to create literacy instruction that works for #MultilingualLearners.#NCELSummit
Register now for this historic event: reg.eventmobi.com/ncel-summit-...