Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. About 1 in 3 students in California’s K-12 schools speak a language other than English at home and were not fluent in English when they ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly repealed a nearly two-decade-old law that limited bilingual education in public schools. Proposition 58 had about 73 percent support with ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. In 2017, the California State Board of Education approved the state’s English Learner Roadmap as a guide for school districts and education ...

While the leadership in Washington D.C. has focused on divisive nationalist rhetoric and fear-based anti-immigrant policies, Californians have chosen a path forward that builds on the state’s assets ...

What can states and districts do to improve opportunities and outcomes for English Learners (ELs)? The question is asked and answered often; just this past fall, the U.S. Department of Education ...

California claims that it meets all requirements for enforcement of English language proficiency, contrary to FMCSA's charge, ...

Aida Vega’s 13-year-old daughter, who has attended Los Angeles schools since kindergarten and is in eighth grade, still struggles to read and write English. Vega has long pushed for extra help so her ...

California's State Transportation Agency has doubled down on a letter denying any wrongdoing with regard to English language proficiency enforcement for commercial truck drivers after DOT pulled $40 ...

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