Help Improve Texas Education of Emergent Bilingual Students!
Texas Education Agency Launches Survey for Educators and Families
June 16, 2022
The Texas Education Agency is collecting stakeholder feedback to develop its strategic plan to improve education for Texas’ 1.1 million emergent bilingual students. The plan will include strategies to:

  • Increase the number of educators certified in bilingual education instruction; 
  • Increase the number of dual language immersion/one-way and two-way program models used in public schools; 
  • Inform families and school district employees about opportunities for bilingual education in early childhood; 
  • Adopt a uniform data collection process for identifying emergent bilingual students and monitoring the bilingual learning of students, and collecting data regarding the identification and monitoring; and
  • Increase the number of bilingual and multilingual high school graduates. 

The plan will be submitted to the Texas Legislature by December 1, 2022. A strong state plan depends on your input! Please share your feedback through the appropriate survey below.
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IDRA and our partners encouraged the state legislature to take steps to create a statewide plan. For information see our Ensuring Excellent Educational Opportunities for Emergent Bilingual Students webpage.
IDRA is an independent, non-profit organization. Our mission is to achieve equal educational opportunity for every child through strong public schools that prepare all students to access and succeed in college.