ELLs and Nation's Report Card: No Change in Reading and Math Performance
English-language learner performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress has stayed fairly stagnant in recent years.
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September 07, 2012
ELL and Spec. Ed. Advisors Named for Common Assessment Group
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium has convened two expert panels to advise on how best to ensure that English-language learners and students with disabilities can fully and fairly demonstrate their knowledge on the new tests pegged to the common core standards.
May 09, 2012
Grim NAEP Science Results for English Learners
English learners gained no ground in science achievement in the 2011 Nation's Report Card.
November 11, 2011
Study on ELLs In California Is Flawed, Says Advocacy Group
Californians Together offers a critique of the UC Berkeley study that found the state might be identifying too many young children for English-language instruction.
November 01, 2011
Nation's Report Card: How ELLs Fared in 2011
Performance changes little for ELLs overall, but rates of exclusion were down from 2009.
September 29, 2011
Common Core ELL Assessment to Be Built by Wis. Consortium
Wisconsin received a $10.5 million grant from the Department of Education to develop an online assessment for English-language learners. Wisconsin is working with WIDA and a 28-state consortium.
September 09, 2011
One Opinion: New Assessments Should Keep ELLs in Mind
A commentary writer says English-language learners' needs should be considered from the get-go when drafting the new, common core assessments.
June 28, 2011
Will Commercial Publishers Keep Their Market Share With ELL Tests?
CTB/McGraw-Hill announced this week it has a digital version of its English-proficiency test. But will it be able to keep its market share with ELL tests?
June 27, 2011
Proposals for English-Proficiency Tests for the 'Common Core'
Education Week provides links to summaries of applications submitted by California and Wisconsin to receive federal funds to create English-language-proficiency tests.
June 13, 2011
New York State Will Revamp ELL Test for 'Common Core'
New York State has decided to revamp its existing English-language-proficiency test, used only in that state, to align with the states' academic common core standards for the 2012-13 school year.
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