While states with some of the largest English-learner populations, such as California and Texas, use their own exams, most states rely on the WIDA ACCESS test to fulfill federal requirements for ...

There are more than 28,000 students in Monterey County who are considered English learners — almost 40 percent of all students. In some districts, such as the Alisal Union School District, their share ...

The state law requires schools to get written parental permission to take audio recordings of students, including the state’s ...

Though the scores of English-language learners continue to rise on California’s English-proficiency test, the rate at which school districts deem students as fluent in English has barely budged in ...

There is something wrong with our educational system when Liliana Valenzuela, a high-school senior with a 3.84 grade-point average and ranked 12th in her high-school class, cannot pass the English ...

Adult learners earning their high school credentials in Massachusetts can now take the high school equivalency exam for free. The state has been covering the cost of the General Educational ...