Oregon School Wins ED Grant For ELL Teacher Training

Salem-News.com (10/4) reports, "Western Oregon University has received a grant of nearly $1,915,069 million from the US Department of Education for Project SPELL (Sustainable Practices for English Language Learners), which will support teacher training and improve classroom instruction for English language learners (ELL)." The article adds that the project "will provide sustained professional development activities to improve instruction for ELL students and assist district personnel to meet high professional standards." Education Secretary Arne Duncan is quoted, "These grants will provide much needed assistance to colleges, universities and their local school partners in helping prepare new teachers and improving their content skills to better serve English Learners."