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Reclassified Fluent English Proficient
English Learners
February 6, 2023

Bilingual students do better on tests than native English speakers. Why?

Some researchers say the bar to be considered proficient in English is so high that only students who perform well can be reclassified.

Zaidee Stavely
English Learners
March 10, 2021

Quick Guide: California's road map for students learning English

A guide to California's English Learner Roadmap, which provides guidance on how to be responsive to the needs of English learner students by giving meaningful and accessible instruction, aligning goals across education systems, and more.

Betty Márquez Rosales
English Learners
February 19, 2021

California accountability data masks English learner progress, report says

California’s school accountability tool makes it too easy for districts to receive high scores for English learners’ progress, advocates say.

Zaidee Stavely And Betty Márquez Rosales
English Learners
February 10, 2021

California schools struggle to test English learners’ progress during pandemic

The spread of the coronavirus and the digital divide are obstacles for testing students' English skills.

Zaidee Stavely
Legislation
July 2, 2017

Votes coming on teacher tenure, for-profit charters, other key bills

Legislators must decide this month before they take August off.

EdSource staff
Testing and Accountability
January 11, 2017

State board chooses new way of measuring school progress on tests

It also decides which schools' English learners will fall in the accountability system's low-performing "red zone."

John Fensterwald