Project Summary

The Education Alliance develops and identifies research-based practices at both the classroom and systemic level that promote high achievement for linguistically and culturally diverse students. We assist in preparing high-quality teachers who are responsive to the needs of English Language Learners (ELLs) in order to achieve No Child Left Behind's goal of having ELLs meet the same challenging standards required of all students, These research reviews were created as one component of our national leadership focus as the Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory (2000-2005).

This work involved three components:

• An annual research synthesis (see the four publications listed below)
• An annual research conference
• The "Teaching Diverse Learners" web site

The aims of the work were to:

• identify and disseminate research-based practices for teaching diverse learners;
• engage practitioners, policy-makers, and researchers with the needs of ELLs;
• strengthen communication and collaboration through online tools;
• consult with a national panel of experts who offer different perspectives on the education of diverse students.

See also:

• Teaching Diverse Learners Web site

Publications related to this project:

• Claiming Opportunities: A Handbook for Improving Education for English Language Learners Through Comprehensive School Reform
• The Diversity Kit: An Introductory Resource for Social Change in Education
• Minority Teacher Recruitment, Development, and Retention
• Approaches to Writing Instruction for Adolescent English Language Learners: A Discussion of Recent Research and Practice Literature in Relation to Nationwide Standards on Writing
• The Diversity Kit