English-language learners have improved their overall scores on California’s statewide standardized test for the third year in a row. But the scores improved significantly only for elementary and ...

A test for students whose primary language-as reported by their parents-is not English. These students take the CELDT upon initial enrollment and annually thereafter until it is determined that they ...

When California voters passed Proposition 227 in 1998, opponents of the measure predicted it would be a disaster for students whose primary language is not English. But according to the latest test ...

KELLY TORRANCE is an adjunct scholar at the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Va. THE LATEST TEST scores of California’s English learners show that immigrant children are continuing to do well under ...

October 9, 2025 - For Chelsea Duran, returning to high school for her senior year means being on high alert, watching over her shoulder for immigration enforcement agents. Students across California ...

Though the scores of English-language learners continue to rise on California’s English-proficiency test, the rate at which school districts deem students as fluent in English has barely budged in ...

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As California’s non-native students showed improvement in English proficiency this school year, the same can’t be said for those in San Mateo County, according to the results of a statewide exam. In ...

Compared to the state and county scores, Lake Tahoe Unified School District students did better on a test for those whose primary language isn’t English. California Superintendent of Public ...

A report about English learner students in San Diego and Los Angeles shows that resource teachers and language development classes help boost these students’ progress. But those supports may be harder ...

Erika Garcia wanted to fulfill the opportunity given to her when her parents moved from Mexico to South Lake Tahoe. But it wasn’t easy. “You’re being pressured all the time to keep up with standards: ...

“Program Testing English Fluency Faulted” (Dec. 9), on the new California English Language Development Test, stressed only the difficulties in this new test for almost 1.5 million students. Here are ...