Equity in Learning: Meeting the Needs of Multilingual Students in Hawai'i

Abstract

Hawai'i is an example of one state whose educational system is embracing the opportunities and challenges of its population's diverse ethnicities and languages. Other states can use the recommendations here to implement similar cultural and linguistic policies.

Key words::

• culture
• English learners
• Hawai'i
• multilingualism
• policy

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Patricia Espiritu Halagao

Patricia Espiritu Halagao is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Her scholarship focuses on multicultural education, culturally responsive pedagogy, and policy. She served on the Hawai'i State Board of Education (2013–2016). Email: [email protected]