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Six Back-to-School Language Access Tips to Help LEP Students and Families

By Agnes ConkelPosted on September 25, 2024Posted in BlogTagged family engagement, interpretation, interpreting, language access, language access for schools, language access training, translationNo Comments

How can your school or district keep students safe, informed, and engaged if their families can’t understand key messages? You can’t—and that’s why language access is so important. Now that the school year is back in full swing, communication early and often is critical to better outcomes. Approximately five million students in the United States […]

The Top 9 Challenges of Language Access for Schools

By Mindlink ResourcesPosted on July 10, 2024Posted in BlogTagged family engagement, interpretation, interpreting, language access, language access for schools, translationNo Comments

To support students and their families who speak English as a second language, schools must provide a complete range of translation and interpretation resources to bridge communication gaps. Language access is a critical component that must be in place to support a large percentage of students in the United States. Look at the stats: Over […]