Articles

Resource Library by ALAS Board

• Texas Literacy Initiative (TLI), "A Vision for Every Student To Become a Successful Reader"  - By Joseph G. Lopez, Ph.D.
• Womenetics - Three Former Teachers Take on the System - By Carmella Franco, Maria Ott and Darline Robles
• USC Rossier - Announcing New Online Master of School Leadership Degree
• Academic Rigor and English Proficiency are Keys To Achievement
  For Hispanic Students
• Reinventing the Dual-Language Program
• AASA's Superintendent of the Year Betty Morgan
• The El Paso Story: Going Against the Odds, Student Academic Success in a Large Urban District - By Joseph G. Lopez, Ph.D.
• Kent School District 415 A Showcase for State of the Art Technology
• The Master Teacher, "Academic Coach”, A Teacher's Personal Obi-Wan Kenobi - By Joseph G. Lopez, Ph. D.
• How the author's own odyssey navigating unaccommodating school systems contributed to the startup of a new advocacy group - By Carlos Garcia
• Charging The Windmills (Poem by Dr. Lopez)
• DMC Case Study: Teamwork Transforms the School District of Lancaster

• Superintendent Leadership Academy - Graduation Article
• Superintendent Leadership Academy Program - By Ricardo Medina
• Reforming Education One Superintendent at a Time - By Dr. Karen Sanchez-Griego
• Calibrating Strong Teacher Feedback - By Dr. Tracy Ocasio
• ALAS/Hougton Mifflin Harcourt Scholarship - By Socorro Shiels

ALAS State Affiliates Articles

• The Colorado Association of Latino/A Administrators and Superintendents (CO-ALAS)
• New Mexico State Affiliate Formed A Dozen Years After ALAS Conceived in Albuquerque - By Eddie Soto

Partners/Sponsors Articles

• A Call for Visionary Leaders: Developing Globally Competitive U.S. STEM Schools - NOVA
• Pedro Rivera Discusses Strategies for Superintendent Professional Development - By Lynn Russo Whylly
• A Community of Sharing: Navigating the Common Core - Pearson
• One Perspective on Education Transformation - Promethean
• Penguin Brings Excitement and Success to English Learners in Arizona - By Abby Daniels - WIN Learning
• Closing the Gap for Two-Thirds of High-Risk Students within one School District - Lexia Learning
• Soft Skills Becoming Hard Reality for Career and College Readiness Efforts - By Joseph - WIN Learning
• Success in Reading Reinforces Self-Esteem and Demonstrates Mastery -  Renaissance Learning
• English Learners Improve Scores Across the Curriculum With the SIOP® Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol - Pearson
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Presents the 2012 ALAS Scholarship to Ivan Duran, Instructional Superintendent at Denver Public Schools
• ACT to Debut First Digital Assessment System To Connect Achievement from Elementary Through High School - ACT
• Communication and Engagement Strategies: Latino Education Success - By Adriana Flores-Ragade - College Board
• Do We Prepare Our Students to Be A "Class of Readiness" - By John Costilla
• Leaders' Group Sharpens Focus on Latino Students - By Lesli Maxwell - Education Week
• The Latino Student's Guide to College Success - ABC-CLIO
• Building On the Standards: How Can Districts Incorporate National Teaching Standards in Designing Professional Development to Benefit ELL? - By Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney Snyder
• What is Academic English? - By Roger S. Frantz, Ed.D - PEARSON
• Access to College: Seven Tips to Increase Use of ACT Fee Waivers - ACT
• Imagine Student Achievement - By Mia Ariela Allen, MA Bilingual SpED, MA ElemEd.
• Accelerating English Learners for College Readiness - By Sacha Bennett and Nicolette Ramirez
• A Vision for 21st Century Multilingual, Multilingual Education in New Mexico
• Supporting Dynamic Learning with 21st Century Tools - Promethean
• Hispanic ACT Test Takers Improve College and Career Readiness - ACT
• Latino Students Skill Gap Calls for Innovative Solutions - WIN
• Recognizing Secondary Schools That Inspire - College Board
• Speaking from Experience - SMART Technologies
• The Value of English Language Learners (ELLs) in the Age of Globalization - Rosetta Stone
• Growth Measurement in Education: A Responsible Approach - CoreK12 Education
• Helping English Learners Access Academic Language - Imagine Learning
• Learning in English While Learning English - Renaissance Learning
• Internal Barriers to Improving Graduation Rates - AdvancePath Academics
• Increasing Conceptual Understanding in Math and Science Education - Adaptive Curriculum and Its Activity Objects - Adaptive Curriculum
• Read Every Day - Lead a Better Life - Scholastic
• Blended Learning in the ESL Classroom - Duane Sider - Rosetta Stone
• Celebrating Heroes in the ESL Classroom – Rosetta Stone and The ESL Innovators Contest
• California School Sees Big Success with a Language-Free Math Program - MIND Research Institute
• Measuring Growth Instead of Growing Measurement - James Ashby - CoreK12
• What Exactly IS an IIS? - Schoolnet Inc.
• Salt Lake City School Leads Learning Exploration - Heather Ellwood - SMART Technologies
• Will Give Our At-Risk Students the Best Opportunity for Success - John Super - AdvancePath Academics

Educational Articles

• Equity-Excellence-Commission-Report-Compendium
• Equity-Excellence-Commission-Report
• A Big Picture Look AT Latino Student Access To STEM Degrees and Professions - By Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydeny C. Snyder
• Early Education and Parent Engagement are Keys to Unlocking the latino Dropout Crisis - by Betty Molina Morgan
• Mariachi High - A Film by Kim Connell, Ilana Tractman, Kelly Sheehan
• A Response to HB100: Limit Certain School Grade Promotions
• Most Waiver-Winning States Revamped Plans for English Learners - Education Week
• Latinos Are Largest Minority Group on College Campuses- Pew Hispanic Center
• Leaders' Group Sharpens Focus on Latino Students - Education Week - by Lesli Maxwell
• $12.2 Million Awarded to 19 Hispanic-Serving Institutions to Expand Education Opportunities to Hispanic Students and Low-Income Individuals
• The Creativity Conundrum In Educational Leadership
• Huffington Post: Latino Education Crisis Detailed In White House Report
• An Annotated Bibliography of Latino Educational Research
• Benchmarking Latino College Completion to meet National Goals - 2010 to 2020
• Citizenship and Higher Education Access for Undocumented Students
• Dividing Arizona - Critics say recent state immigration policies are segregating schools - District Administration
• The Dream Act: Good for our Economy, Good for our Security, Good for our Nation
• ELL in the Heartland
• Ensuring America's Future: Federal Policy and Latino College Completion
• Hispanics One-Fifth of K-12 Students - USA Today
• How California Ranks
• Improving Educational Opportunities and Outcomes for Latino Students
• The Latino Completion Gap, Examined
• Latino Education - A Synthesis of Recurring Recommendations and Solutions in P-16 Education
• Latinos Changing the Political Map - Pew Report
• Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups
• Successful Strategies for English Language Learners - District Administration
• The White House Blog: One Day Closer, One More Update on DREAM
• White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
• ELL To Go - The Journal