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Over 8 million school-age youth with limited English proficiency now live in the U. S., representing about one in six of the nation’s 5 to 17-year olds. Afterschool programs report that just one-quarter of them currently serve ELs (California Tomorrow, 2003);  \nreports suggest that the number of ELs will be increasing. By the year 2030, it is projected that 40 percent of the school-aged population in the nation will be language minorities (McNeir & Wambalaba, 2006) .  \nIn California the story is similar. The state has seen a rapid rise in the number of afterschool programs due to Proposition 49, a voter-approved initiative that dramatically increased funding for afterschool programs from $50 million in 1999 to $550 million in 2007. The California initiative especially targeted funds to programs in the most economically disadvantaged communities. In California, 54 percent of children of immi  \ngrants live in poverty (Urban Institute, 2006) . ELs constitute 25 percent of all public school students (Goldsmith, Jucovy, & Arbreton, 2008)—the highest  \nJHUMPA BHATTACHARYA, senior consultant at ThrivePoint Group, has worked as a field researcher, writer, curriculum developer, and trainer. A former senior program manager and director at California Tomorrow, she has led national research and capacity-building projects to develop high-achieving educational systems that honor the languages and cultures of their students, promote personal reflection to unearth bias, and address inequities. Her work has included providing professional development and coaching to practitioners; working directly with youth; advocating for and helping to create policy and system changes; and highlighting promising practices for youth of color, immigrants, and English learners.  \nJIMENA QUIROGA is a senior consultant at ThrivePoint Group with a decade of experience in the afterschool field as a technical assistance provider, field researcher, and tool and curriculum developer. In her previous position at California Tomorrow, she played a key role in afterschool and youth development efforts. Her capacity-building work has ranged from facilitating youth development leadership programs to providing professional development to teachers and afterschool professionals. As a field researcher, she has lent her expertise to a number of national research projects on topics such as equity and diversity in afterschool and staff preparation to work with immigrant youth.  \npercentage of any state in the nation. It is thus no wonder constrain schools, afterschool programs can offer creative that afterschool programs in California are seeing a sig- and effective programming that builds on the strengths nificant and increasing population of immigrant students of ELs and redefines their success to incorporate not only  \nand ELs among their participants. acquiring English but also growing into well-rounded,  \nThese numbers pose an exciting opportunity for af- active, and empowered members of society. terschool programs to meet the needs of a diverse and  \nlargely at-risk population. ELs are often academically and English Learners in Context  \neconomically vulnerable, yet they come from back- As afterschool practitioners begin to look at working grounds rich in culture, language, and family values. As more effectively with EL and immigrant students, they part of a field deeply rooted in youth development and need to understand the context from which most of these centered around youth support, afterschool programs are students are entering programs. Traditionally, ELs are poised to capitalize on their strong influence on partici- disproportionately concentrated in overcrowded, under pating youth in order to provide m","cbCailrm5r7ohoXr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailrm5r7ohoXr","pdf",793465,"English","# English Learners in Afterschool Context\n## National and California Trends\n## Challenges for Practitioners and Programs\n## Need for Research-Based Professional Development","[{\"question\":\"Why are afterschool programs seeing more English learners (ELs)?\",\"answer\":\"The text links growth to the increasing number of youth with limited English proficiency living in the U.S. and projects continued increases in language minorities. 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