Conversations with the Dean: The Future of English Learners in an "Official English" America
- Starts: 3:00 pm on Thursday, December 11, 2025
- Ends: 3:45 pm on Thursday, December 11, 2025
Now that English has been declared by executive order as the official U.S. language, federal protections and funding for English learners are rapidly eroding. Explore the shifting policies, legal challenges, and classroom realities—and what these changes mean for 5 million students learning English and the future of equitable education.
Featuring:
Yasuko Kanno
Professor, Language Education
BU Wheelock
Jennifer Altavilla-Giordano
Lecturer and Director, TESOL Multilingual Learner Education Program
BU Wheelock
- Location:
- Zoom
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