Educators who specialize in teaching English-language learners are of mixed minds about the federal No Child Left Behind Act. They agree that the 4-year-old law has brought unprecedented attention to ...

Schools are required to test the progress of their English learners each year to determine whether they still need language instruction services or can exit out of such programs. In close to 40 states ...

Students across California who speak another language at home are starting to take tests this month to see how well they are learning English. For many students it will be the first time they’ve been ...