Lindsay Eanet, Author at Illinois Resource Center (IRC

Vote for Our CSEL Team to Present at SXSWEdu 2026!

Lindsay Eanet2025-08-06T09:15:08-05:00

We're packing our bags & going to Austin... but we need your help to get there! Our Computer Science for Every Learner team has submitted a proposal to present at SXSW Edu, the South By Southwest Education Conference. Our panel, "English Learners and the Future of Work in an AI-Powered Economy," features IRC Director of Strategic Partnerships Silvia V. Rogel alongside State Senator Omar Aquino and partners from BootUp Professional Development and NYC Public Schools. This panel will explore how cross-sector partnerships—spanning classrooms, communities, and government—can align learning and policy to position ELs as future-ready leaders, driving equity, innovation, and long-term [...]

Vote for Our CSEL Team to Present at SXSWEdu 2026!Lindsay Eanet2025-08-06T09:15:08-05:00

August Roundup: Readings and Resources for Educators
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August Roundup: Readings and Resources for Educators

Lindsay Eanet2025-07-30T10:05:10-05:00

Welcome to the August 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. 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 towards our vision of an educational future where all students’ languages and cultures are affirmed and [...]

August Roundup: Readings and Resources for EducatorsLindsay Eanet2025-07-30T10:05:10-05:00

July Roundup: Readings and Resources for Educators
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July Roundup: Readings and Resources for Educators

Lindsay Eanet2025-06-23T14:52:12-05:00

Dear Friends, Welcome to the July 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 Disability Pride 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 towards our vision of an educational future where [...]

July Roundup: Readings and Resources for EducatorsLindsay Eanet2025-06-23T14:52:12-05:00

ALL HANDS ON DECK: Take action to demand release of Title III funds!

Lindsay Eanet2025-07-02T14:48:32-05:00

Although Congress appropriated $890 million in Title III funds for FY25, the U.S. Department of Education has not yet allocated these funds to the states. The July 1st deadline has since passed and the funds are still being withheld with no real explanation. These funds support important efforts like migrant education, after school programs and parent engagement, impacting more than 5 million English learners nationwide. For more information on the issue and how to take action, refer to this fact sheet from NABE. As our friends at NABE have pointed out, this withholding is already impacting schools’ ability to: Provide language [...]

ALL HANDS ON DECK: Take action to demand release of Title III funds!Lindsay Eanet2025-07-02T14:48:32-05:00

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

IRC’s Olivia Mulcahy to Deliver Keynote at DLeNM Summer Institute

Lindsay Eanet2025-05-13T10:56:19-05:00

The Illinois Resource Center is proud to announce that veteran team member Olivia Mulcahy will be delivering the keynote address at the Translanguaging Classroom Institute hosted by Dual Language education of New Mexico (DLeNM) and co-sponsored by Velazquez Press this summer. As an Education Specialist at the IRC, Olivia is constantly developing and facilitating professional development focused on cultivating affirming, culturally responsive and evidence-based translanguaging pedagogies, Universal Design for Learning and empowering educators to tap into their own creative writing skills. Prior to joining the IRC team, she led the district Dual Language Education Initiative and oversaw bilingual, ESL, and world language programs at Chicago [...]

IRC’s Olivia Mulcahy to Deliver Keynote at DLeNM Summer InstituteLindsay Eanet2025-05-13T10:56:19-05:00

May Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators
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May Roundup: Readings & Resources for Educators

Lindsay Eanet2025-04-30T11:01:46-05:00

Welcome to the May 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. 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 towards our vision of an educational future where all students’ languages and cultures are affirmed and [...]

May Roundup: Readings & Resources for EducatorsLindsay Eanet2025-04-30T11:01:46-05:00

ISBE, IRC Host 19th Annual Statewide Summit for Bilingual Parents

Lindsay Eanet2025-05-07T11:47:05-05:00

For Immediate Release May 6, 2025 ISBE Hosts 19th Annual Statewide Summit for Bilingual Parents Summit empowers parents of English learners with knowledge, tools, and advocacy strategies to support student success CHICAGO — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) hosted the 19th annual Statewide Summit for Bilingual Parents on May 3 in Oak Brook. More than 1,100 attendees – parents and caregivers of multilingual students and members of Bilingual Parent Advisory Committees from across the state – gathered to strengthen their advocacy and leadership in supporting the success of English learners (ELs). View photos from the event. “Parents are powerful [...]

ISBE, IRC Host 19th Annual Statewide Summit for Bilingual ParentsLindsay Eanet2025-05-07T11:47:05-05:00

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