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Agency Testimony

Phillips says all educators share responsibility for multilingual learners

New York City Council · Sep 29, 2026 · starts 0:12:44 · 34 sec

Phillips distinguishes dual-language bilingual education as one model from the broader responsibility to support emergent multilingual learners. She says every educator can make children's languages visible and valued.

Erica Phillips

These distinctions matter because while dual language bilingual education is a specific program model, the responsibility for supporting emergent multilingual learners belongs to the entire early childhood ecosystem.

Erica Phillips

The Department of Early Childhood Education works in partnership with the Office of Multilingual Learners to align this work within the broader NYCPS guidance and resources for multilingual learners,

Erica Phillips

while ensuring that supports reflect the particular needs of young children in early childhood settings.