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Gym, H. (2018, March 15). “Please find the funding. We need BCAs to support our students, teachers, and families.” #PHLed #PHLedRoundtablepic.twitter.com/01ahpXfRG1 [Tweet]. Retrieved May 14, 2018, from https://twitter.com/HelenGymAtLarge/status/974391501353517056
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Limongi, D. (2017, March 11). “I don’t want to!” The Hardest Moment When Raising a Bilingual Kid. Retrieved May 14, 2018, from http://ladydeelg.com/2017/03/i-dont-want-to-the-hardest-moment-when-raising-a-bilingual-kid/
The Issue
Broderick, M. (April 7, 2016). “One Test Does Not Fit All, Especially for ELL Students.” Accessed May 8, 2018. http://www.hotchalkeducationnetwork.com/assessment-for-ells/.
Gym, H. (2018, March 15). Joaqui says ELL families need to be a priority for the school district. “We need fully staffed ESOL classes, more BCAs, and multilingual staff.” #PHLed #PHLedRoundtable [Tweet]. Retrieved May 2, 2018, from https://twitter.com/HelenGymAtLarge/status/974399435189964801
Hangley, B. (2013, October 25). Anecdotes and data: Measuring the impact of the “doomsday” budget. The Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Retrieved from http://thenotebook.org/articles/2013/10/25/anecdotes-and-data-measuring-the-impact-of-the-doomsday-budget
Hochschild, J. L., & Scovronick, N. B. (2003). The American dream and the public schools. New York: Oxford University Press.
Ravitch, D. (2014). Reign of error: the hoax of the privatization movement and the danger to America’s public schools. New York: Vintage Books.
Strauss, V. (2013, June 1). Philadelphia passes ‘doomsday’ school budget. Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2013/06/01/philadelphia-passes-doomsday-school-budget/
Windle, G. (2017, October 24). District is adding support staff for English learners. The Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Retrieved from http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/10/24/district-highlights-the-hiring-of-more-support-staff-for-english-learners
Grassroots Organizing — Synthesis
Bale, J. (2015). From Rethinking Schools: English-Only to the Core. Rethinking Schools, 30(1). Retrieved from https://www.rethinkingschools.org/articles/english-only-to-the-core
DACA Recipients Speak Out. “Local Activism Is Our Most Powerful Tool.” (n.d.). Retrieved May 16, 2018, from http://vamosjuntos.org/daca-recipients-speak-out-local-activism-is-our-most-powerful-tool/
de Jong, E. (2011, January 31). Toward a Monolingual USA? The Modern English-Only Movement [Text]. Retrieved May 17, 2018, from http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/toward-monolingual-usa-modern-english-only-movement
Stories | Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha. (n.d.). Retrieved May 16, 2018, from http://apmphila.org/about/stories/
Windle, G. (2017, October 24). District is adding support staff for English learners. The Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Retrieved from http://thenotebook.org/articles/2017/10/24/district-highlights-the-hiring-of-more-support-staff-for-english-learners
Research — Peer-Reviewed Articles
Shin, N. (2017). The Effects of the Initial English Language Learner Classification on Students’ Later Academic Outcomes. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, November 3, 2017, https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373717737378.
Vansant-Webb, E., & Polychronis, S. (2016). Supporting Teachers of English Language Learners at a Turnaround School. TESOL Journal, 7(4), 968–982. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.259
Research — Practitioner Articles
Mitchell, C. (2016). Home-School Connections Help ELLs and Their Parents. Education Week, 35(30), 12–14.
Russell, F. A., & Von Esch, K. S. (2018). Teacher leadership to support English language learners. Phi Delta Kappan, 99(7), 52–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/0031721718767862
Principles of Organizing and Education
Alinsky, S. (1971). Rules for Radicals. New York, NY: Vintage Books.
Horton, M., Freire, P., Bell, B., Gaventa, J., & Peters, J. (1990). We make the road by walking: conversation on education and social change. Philadephia: Temple University Press.
Mueller, C. (2004). Ella Baker and the Origins of ‘Participatory Democracy.’ In J. Bobo, C. Hudley, and C. Michel (Eds.), The Black Studies Reader, (pp. 71-90). New York, NY: Routledge.