Our state’s English education system is broken. ESL enrollments are falling, funding is shrinking, and students are not gaining the English skills they need to fully contribute to our economy and society. ICIRR’s new report, Empty Promises: The Unmet Need for English Instruction Across Illinois, documents these failures, but also points to successful community initiatives that are helping immigrant learners move forward. Our state needs a new vision and new investment in English to build the coherent effective adult education system that will prepare our state for the 21st century economy.

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