{"id":12010,"date":"2018-10-31T11:48:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T16:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/?p=12010"},"modified":"2018-10-31T11:48:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T16:48:50","slug":"ell-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teachersoftomorrow.org\/blog\/insights\/ell-students\/","title":{"rendered":"ELL Students on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

The number of ELL students (English Language Learners) in the United States continues to climb.\u00a0 According to National Center for Education Statistics<\/a>, the number has risen from 3.8 million students in 2000 to over 4,8 million students in 2015.\u00a0 That represents 9.5% of the student population up from 8.1% in 2000<\/p>\n

Here are some facts about the rising ELL population according to the Pew Center<\/a> –<\/p>\n

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  1. California has the highest number ELL with more than 21% of the total student population.\u00a0 Followed by Nevada<\/a> (17%),. Texas<\/a> (17%) – both states where we help place ELL teachers.\u00a0 The lowest is Mississippi (2%), Vermont (2%) and West Virginia (1%).<\/li>\n
  2. Spanish is the most common language spoken at home for ELL students<\/li>\n
  3. Arabic is the second most common language spoken at home by ELL\u00a0 students in 16 states – and 24% of ELL students speak Arabic at home in Michigan<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. Cities (14%) are more likely to have ELL students then rural areas (6%)<\/li>\n
  5. Most English language learners are in elementary<\/li>\n
  6. A majority of public school districts in the US have ELL’s in high school – 62%<\/li>\n
  7. Most public school students with limited language proficiency are US Citizens (72%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The problem is that we have more English Language Learners but the number of ELL teachers is not growing as fast creating a huge ELL shortage.<\/p>\n

    We need more ELL teachers to meet the growing demand in our schools.<\/p>\n

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