WASHINGTON (August 17, 2010) – The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy today launched a new resource, an ELL (English Language Learner) Information Center that offers videos, data and maps that chronicle the growth and academic performance of the ELL student population across the United States.

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WASHINGTON (August 17, 2010) – The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy today launched a new resource, an ELL (English Language Learner) Information Center that offers videos, data and maps that chronicle the growth and academic performance of the ELL student population across the United States.

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Trinh Leiu of ESOL (Century photo)

White Bear Lake, Minn. (May 6, 2010) – Century College honored 36 of its top students at the annual Outstanding Student ceremony on April 30.

Each Outstanding Student gave some remarks after accepting the award, and a faculty member from the department or program also spoke.

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Towson, MD (May 4, 2010) – A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Research and Reform in Education could change the way schools in the United States teach non-native speakers to read and speak in English. The traditional argument surrounding the instruction of English-language learners has been whether English immersion or bilingual approaches work the best. But the Johns Hopkins study is poised to make that debate irrelevant.

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