DEMYSTIFY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE LANGUAGE LEARNING COMMUNITY

DEMYSTIFY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE LANGUAGE LEARNING COMMUNITY MONEY MATTER$ Money matters for schools, teachers, and students. It is no mystery that equitable and adequate funding is a prerequisite condition for providing a high-quality elementary and secondary education system. And when it comes to equitable, high-quality education for English learners (ELs), discussions often focus on federal funds under Title III of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)—an important source of funding for many aspects of ELs’ education, but by no means the only one. The purpose of this brochure is to help demystify federal education funding, COVID-19 relief/stimulus initiatives, and their impacts on K–12 language learners. It also provides guidance on the multitude of Vista Higher Learning (VHL) programs created specifically to support you and your ELs in a variety of instructional settings, including language literacy and native-language instruction.