The federal No Child Left Behind Act is spurring a host of states to craft alternative state tests in reading and mathematics for children who are learning English. But the states’ efforts could be ...

EdSource · California gears up for a big shift in how we teach kids to read Students who were once English learners but are now proficient in English do better on average on California’s standardized ...

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The new format cuts nearly an hour out of the exam and has shorter reading passages. By Dana Goldstein With adolescent anxiety surging and attention spans challenged, high school students will take a ...

Yawning achievement gaps on statewide math and language tests in New Jersey are narrowing, as black and Hispanic children have made the biggest gains along with students who complete special English ...

About 1 out of every 10 public school students in the United States right now is learning to speak English. They're called ELLs, for "English Language Learners." There are nearly 5 million of them, ...

After five straight years of gradual improvement, standardized test scores declined significantly last year for many California students, most of whom spent 2020-21 in distance learning. Gaps in ...