2025 June

TAKE ACTION: Contact Congress to call for disbursement of Title III Funds

Lindsay Eanet2025-06-27T11:49:14-05:00

Dear friends, We have just a few days left to ensure crucial federal Title III funds reach our schools and communities where it is needed most. These funds support salaries and curriculum, language instruction, academic support services, parent engagement workshops and professional development for educators like you who serve ELs. This $890 million in funds has already been appropriated by Congress, but has not been released. Illinois receives about $30 million of these important monies. The deadline for releasing these funds is this Tuesday, July 1st. If this deadline for disbursement is missed, many districts will lose critical resources for supporting multilingual [...]

TAKE ACTION: Contact Congress to call for disbursement of Title III FundsLindsay Eanet2025-06-27T11:49:14-05:00

Educator Spotlight: Carolina Bonilla, Addison School District 4

Lindsay Eanet2025-06-18T11:56:46-05:00

The IRC asked members of our community to nominate Illinois teachers working with multicultural, multilingual students who are going above and beyond, and now, we’re celebrating them and highlighting their work. Keep an eye out for these features in the coming months – and if you’d like to nominate someone, email leanet@cntrmail.org. Next up is Carolina Bonilla, a Bilingual Interventionist in Addison School District 4. Says Bianca Magaña, who nominated her: “I am nominating Carolina Bonilla (Dual Language Interventionist) because of her exceptional dedication to supporting student learning in our Dual Language program. She goes above and beyond to ensure students achieve bilingual [...]

Educator Spotlight: Carolina Bonilla, Addison School District 4Lindsay Eanet2025-06-18T11:56:46-05:00

The Roundup: June Readings & Resources for Educators
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The Roundup: June Readings & Resources for Educators

Lindsay Eanet2025-05-29T11:01:46-05:00

Dear Friends, Welcome to the June edition of the Resource Roundup, a monthly newsletter from the IRC, packed with readings, recommendations and resources you can use in your classroom or school community, including resources for LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Immigrant Heritage Month and Caribbean American Heritage Month. If you have a resource you think would be valuable to share for this round-up, please email Lindsay Eanet at leanet@cntrmail.org with a link. Supporting & Advocating for Immigrant Students At the IRC, we pledge to continue to supporting and empowering educators, school administrators and families in advocating for, protecting and uplifting students from immigrant backgrounds, and working [...]

The Roundup: June Readings & Resources for EducatorsLindsay Eanet2025-05-29T11:01:46-05:00