Joanne Clyde, an online Ed.D. student in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, was recently interviewed by Education Week about her involvement with the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy program and the practices that she and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are putting into place to increase equitable access to the seal for learners across Illinois.
While all 50 states allow schools to award the seal of biliteracy, researchers like Clyde say that more support is needed for English learners to access a special notation on their high school diplomas.
“There is a need, not only for us at the state level but for advocates at the local district levels, to speak up on behalf of their English learners,” she told EdWeek.
Clyde oversees the program as director of the Multilingual/Language Development Department for ISBE.
Read more in EdWeek.
