California and Wisconsin have each formed a consortium with other states and applied for the full $10.7 million available in a grant competition to create English-language-proficiency tests for the states' common-core academic standards. Read Full Post >
A White House official said that the Obama administration wants to see school districts move forward in making native-language assessments available for English-language learners. Read Full Post >
New tests for the Common Core State Standards Initiative should pay particular attention to how formative tests designed within the assessment systems can improve outcomes form English-language learners, a researcher from WestEd contends in a paper released this week. Read Full Post >
A new study from the University of Georgia shows that if test developers include graphics with math items that are relevant to the question asked, they can partly close the performance gap on those test items between English-proficient students and English-language learners. Read Full Post >
Edynn Y. Sato, English-language learner testing expert at WestEd, will serve as a new technical adviser for the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium. Read Full Post >
The two consortia creating content tests as part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative are beginning to take small steps to consider the needs of English-language learners. Read Full Post >
In Utah, 39 percent of ELLs in 10th grade who meet the state's standard to be redesignated as fluent in English on the state's regular content test do not meet the bar for English fluency on the state's English-language-proficiency test. Read Full Post >
With Alaska joining the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment Consortium this week, half of the nation's states are now members of the nonprofit organization that has developed English-language-proficiency standards and an assessment for English-language learners. Read Full Post >
The federal government intends to provide grants for the development of English-language-proficiency assessments that are aligned with the national common core standards. Read Full Post >
A free Webinar on Oct. 29 will explore considerations for testing English-language learners in math and science. Read Full Post >
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