The Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) is committed to contributing to the knowledge infrastructure for English Learner (EL) and Multilingual students by providing resources stakeholders to advance equity and social justice for the state’s and nation’s students. These annotated bibliographies contain annotations spanning various topics are relevant to English Learner education, policy, and research and serve as a resource for researchers, policymakers, educators, and advocates who are working for equity and excellence for ELs.
Annotated Bibliography (2022)
Ensuring Equity and Excellence for English Learners: An Annotated Bibliography for Research, Policy, and Practice (CEEL, 2022) is comprised of over 350 annotations from recent and seminal literature (released between 1984–2021) that have significant implications for research, policy, and practice for EL linguistic, social, and academic achievement. This annotated bibliography provides a comprehensive selection of works focused on theory, research, and practice for 23 topics in the field of English Learner and Multilingual Learner education. This annotated bibliography serves as the jumping-off point for the series of topic-specific selected annotated bibliographies that CEEL will publish from 2025-2026 and supersedes the previous (2021) annotated bibliography.
Selected Annotated Bibliographies (2023-2026)
Mini Bibliography: Newcomers
This selected annotated bibliography is comprised of 32 annotations from regarding the education of foreign-born students and families who have recently arrived in the United States, often referred to as Newcomers.
Mini Bibliography: Long-term English Learners
This selected annotated bibliography is comprised of 25 annotations regarding the education of students considered Long-term English Learners (LTELs), a subgroup of ELs who have not attained English language proficiency after six or more years.
Mini Bibliography: College, Career, and Course Access
This selected annotated bibliography is comprised of 13 annotations regarding educational practices that impact the opportunities available to ELs in secondary schools and beyond.
Mini Bibliography: Research-Practice Partnerships
This selected annotated bibliography is comprised of 17 annotations regarding research-practice partnerships (RPPs) between universities and districts and schools.
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Leveraging Equity and Excellence for English Learners: An Annotated Bibliography (CEEL, 2021) is comprised of 100 annotations from both recent and seminal literature (released between 1994–2018) that have significant implications for policy and practice for English Learner (EL) schooling and academic achievement.