For more than 30 years, English learners in New York have taken the paper-and-pencil New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test to measure their English-language proficiency. The ...

Students who were once English learners but are now proficient in English do better on average on California’s standardized tests than students who only speak English. Some district leaders and ...

A pair of bills introduced in the Florida legislature would allow English-language learners to take state tests in their native languages, bypassing a key provision in the state’s Every Students ...

A newly released study from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research found that English-learning students who were more proficient in the language by the ninth grade scored higher and ...

The daylong workshop concluded with a panel of discussants. This panel summarized and synthesized the ideas presented by previous speakers and highlighted concerns and directions for future study.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jefferson County Public Schools have seen a significant increase in the number of non-native English speakers over the last five years. As the district tries to educate these ...

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires states to annually assess the English language proficiency of their students who are classified as limited English proficiency (LEP), also referred ...

Students across California who speak another language at home are starting to take tests this month to see how well they are learning English. For many students it will be the first time they’ve been ...

A number of Arizona students will no longer be classified as English learners after state public schools chief Tom Horne over the summer eased the standards for passing a test used to measure English ...