Putting the common-core standards into practice in classrooms is a monumental change for teachers in the nation’s public schools, but for educators who work with English-language learners, the shifts ...

Jenni Torres has taken the helm as the new executive director of WIDA, the consortium that oversees English-language proficiency tests used by 41 states for English learners. Before this role, she ...

EdSource · A University of California in the heart of farm country aims to attract more students In passing the Every Student Succeeds Act, Congress rolled back the federal government’s overall reach ...

California is taking another step forward in enacting the new Common Core for English language arts by gathering public comment on new guidelines and standards, State Superintendent of Public ...

Although the State Board of Education adopted new Common Core standards in math and English language arts nearly seven years ago, some school districts are still in the process of implementing them.

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires states to annually assess the English language proficiency of their students who are classified as limited English proficiency (LEP), also referred ...