The Office of English Language Acquisition at the US Department of Education Downsized to One Person
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Anonymous
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The Office of English Language Acquisition at the US Dept. of Education manages Title III grants to states (which in turn, support local education agencies, such as MCPS, with Title III funding) to support language learning for EML (ESOL) students.
Who knows what will come out of the chaos of the Trump Administration? What this currently means is that the total function of this federal office, clearly a target for Trump, is effectively shut down. Does that mean MCPS will not receive Title III monies for the 20% of its students who or EML? Probably. |
Anonymous
| Unless all those employees are hired back quickly, this will mean teaching staff being let go. That money pays for staff. |
Anonymous
| Sounds like a good time to build an ESL transition private school so Enrique can learn English before he starts public school. ESOL is no more. |
Anonymous
Who will pay for it? Usually those learning English don't have the funds. |
Anonymous
Us taxpayers won’t be! |
Anonymous
Np. I came from a southern states with a lot of immigrants. We had wonderful English immersive classes that taught English quickly. It’s awful how they just throw them into my dds title one school. They assign the kids who are bilingual to help the new English speakers. Most know zero words. And then those kids fail the standardized tests- why are they even taking those? They should have two years to learn before taking them. |
Anonymous
Maybe take up a church offering. Sell raffle tickets. Will work for English lesson signs on the highway. Sell plasma. There’s a million ways to make money… |
Anonymous
I don’t think enrique has any friends joining him any time soon |
Anonymous
All the title 1 schools I’ve seen are a mess, more or less, and it’s by design. Too many kids with high needs to manage |
Anonymous
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I do ESOL testing at school and honestly I can’t deny it’s a waste of money, instruction time, and kids’ love of learning. They should just be learning with supports and eventually they’ll become bilingual. Teachers know who needs help and who is ready to fly on their own.
Yes I may lose my job but honestly it’s a little soul crushing anyway. I try to make it as fun as possible but how much can I do for a child who has to sit through an hour of long tests? |
Anonymous
As if one full-time worker can't administer 51 block grants, using a single set of criteria? |
Anonymous
Are you an ESOL teacher? |
Anonymous
It won't affect ESOL much. FCPS gets less than 2% of its total funding from the feds, and even PWCS gets only a little over 10%, and most of that does not go to ESOL. As of right now, both counties still have a shortage of ESOL teachers and are actively hiring. |
Anonymous
Federal funds are only a portion of FCPS funding, but it’s still more than $168 million. Apparently $56 million goes to Title I (FARMs) and Title II (English learners). FCPS and other districts will figure it out, but the effect of the reduction in funds to English learners and other students is not yet known. |
Anonymous
No, just testing |