Partnered Resources

*Note: Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director in the Office of English, was unable to join the webinar to give her opening remarks. We would like to thank her for being a champion for DLL children in the U.S.

Speakers

• Opening remarks: Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director in the Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Department of Education
• Carolyne Crolotte, Director of Dual Language Learner (DLL) Programs, Early Edge California
• Tania Villarroel, Senior Policy Analyst, UnidosUS
• Shantel Meek, Executive Director, The Children’s Equity Project
• Conor Williams, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
• Jessica Gutierrez, Program Manager, Early Learning, Fresno Unified School District
• Patricia Alvarado, Director of Education Programs, Adelante Mujeres
• Moderator: Patricia Lozano, Executive Director, Early Edge California

Resources

• Webinar recording
• Presentation slidedeck 
• Brief: Immediate Actions the Biden Administration Can Take for DLLs
• Partner resources:
  • Equity Is Quality,Quality Is Equity: Operationalizing Equity in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (The Children’s Equity Project & Child Care Aware of America)
  • Ensuring Equitable Access to Dual-Language Immersion Programs: Supporting English Learners’ Emerging Bilingualism (The Century Foundation)
  • Operationalizing High-Quality Dual Language Programming: From the Early Years to the Early Grades (The Children’s Equity Project & The Century Foundation)
  • Parent Self-Advocacy: Supporting Intentional Responses to Misinformation About Early Bilingualism (UnidosUS)

This resource was created as a joint effort between:
• Early Edge California
• Children's Equity Project
• UnidosUS