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July 9, 2025
To Truly Serve English Learners, Start With Curriculum — and Don’t Stop There
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Angelica Infante-Green, Commission of Rhode Island elementary and secondary education writes that Rhode Island makes sure multilingual students have rigorous, high-quality instructional materials & that teachers know how to use them. The Department of Education partnered with ELSF to help make this happen. This Op-ed was published in The 74 Million.
Walk into any Rhode Island classroom, and you will meet a growing number of students who speak a language other than English at home. The state sees this as an opportunity, not a deficit.