About Us
The School of Education of Loyola University, Chicago, has received a federal National Professional Development Grant from the Office of English Language Acquisition totaling $1,224,185 over a five-year period. This grant, Chicagoland Partners for English Language Learners (CPELL), will provide tuition scholarships within the School of Education’s new M.Ed. program in Instructional Leadership - English Language Learner (ELL) Education to teachers in partner schools. It will also provide school-based comprehensive professional development to improve the classroom instruction of ELLs at partner schools. CPELL is distinctive in that it places an emphasis on developing ELL teacher leaders as well as educational and parental advocates for bilingual students.