WestEd is offering two virtual institutes this summer to help practitioners support English Learners who may or may not have a disability. In this Q&A, WestEd facilitators Silvia DeRuvo and Cerelle Morrow discuss the upcoming institutes, learning acceleration, and equitable education for English Learners with disabilities.

How can educators of English Learners determine when, why, and how to provide instruction and intervention? And when can they begin identifying whether an English Learner has a disability? Attend our Virtual Summer Institutes to gain new skills for this work:

• Pre-Referral Practices That Support English Learners
• Culturally Sensitive Special Education Evaluation and IEP Development for English Learners

WestEd conducted a two-part study to assist decision-makers in California in enhancing the state's special education funding system. The study provides evidence-based recommendations for modifying the existing funding formula to support state objectives.

WestEd's National Center for Systemic Improvement's series of webinar conversations focuses on improving outcomes for Black students and English Learner students in special education, with a focus on race, language, culture, and disability.