[Edling] Online Event - Effects of the Pandemic on High School English Learners | 2 November

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

Migration Policy Institute

Effects of the Pandemic on High School English Learners


When:
Tuesday, November 2, 2021

2:00 P.M. ET (New York, D.C.) / 1:00 P.M. CT (Chicago) / 12:00 P.M. MT
(Denver) / 11:00 A.M. PT (Los Angeles)


Speakers:

Sashi Rayasam, Director of K-12 English Learner Services, Durham (NC)
Public Schools

Carlene Thomas, English as a Second Language (ESL) Program Coordinator,
English Learner Support Division, Texas Education Agency

Mariko Yoshisato, Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, School of
Education—Center for Social Organization of Schools
Moderator:

Julie Sugarman, Senior Policy Analyst for PreK-12 Education, Migration
Policy Institute

It is well established that the pandemic has upended the rhythms of school
life, perhaps most acutely for high school English Learners (ELs) who are
already racing to complete graduation requirements before aging out of the
K-12 system. For many, the responsibility to care for family members or to
earn family income took precedence over school, and for others, lack of
digital access hampered regular attendance while most schools were engaged
in distance learning. Beyond these major obstacles, students coped with
disruptions to college and career planning, and missed out on academic,
linguistic, and social-emotional supports, and the many extracurricular and
community-based activities that often deepen and add meaning to students’
high school years.

This webinar will illuminate these and other challenges experienced over
the last two years. Speakers will describe state- and district-level
efforts to help ELs re-engage in high school, recover academically, and
address mental health needs. Participants will also hear the results of new
research on the postsecondary aspirations of immigrant-background Latina/o
students and how the pandemic may have helped shape their decision making.

Registration:
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/events/effects-pandemic-high-school-english-learners
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