We strongly condemn the U.S. Department of Education’s underhanded actions to remove critical learning supports for emergent bilingual (EB) students. 

The removal of the Department’s 2015 guidance threatens the educational rights of EB students, who comprise 44% of LA Unified’s student body, as well as school districts’ ability to ensure that EB students are properly assessed, evaluated, integrated, and supported through holistic programming towards the goal of becoming proficient in English. 

Regardless of what comes out of Washington, D.C., we remain fully committed to providing a high-quality, affirming, and culturally responsive education for every EB student. 

We call on school districts to continue celebrating the unique identities and strengths of their students, uplifting multilingualism in California, and upholding their legal and moral obligations to every student in our school systems.