English-Learners Need More Philanthropic Investment, Report Says

From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/05/english-learners_need_more_philanthropic_investment.html

English-Learners Need More Philanthropic Investment, Report Says
By Lesli A. Maxwell
May 2, 2013

English-learners are the fastest-growing subgroup of students in public schools and will likely be so for the next decade, but education philanthropy dollars targeted toward the unique needs of these students haven't kept pace, a new report says.

The Portland, Ore.-based Grantmakers for Education, a membership organization for public and private education-related philanthropies, has just published an analysis of the current state of grantmaking meant to improve educational outcomes for English-learners. The main finding: The level of investment in ELLs is "relatively small" and "small in comparison to the magnitude of this population and the depth of educational need.

Read the full article at http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2013/05/english-learners_need_more_philanthropic_investment.html