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Another Round of Summer Reading for English-Language-Learner Educators

By Corey Mitchell — July 28, 2017 2 min read
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From an 91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Week examination of Florida’s push for an Every Student Succeeds Act waiver to a look at efforts to improve , journalists and advocacy groups across the country have produced timely and informative work on English-language learners and the people who serve them.

We’ve provided links to some of the highlights below for time-crunched educators looking for tips and insights on their work with English-language learners. You’ll also find links to several stories from the EdWeek archives that may be of interest.

This will remain a biweekly feature on the blog, at least for the remainder of the summer.

So, if you have suggestions to add to our next reading roundup, please reach out via Twitter or email, cmitchell@epe.org.

91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Week: Florida to Seek Waiver From Key ESSA Provisions

Florida is asking, among other things, that it not be required to judge schools based on how well English-learners perform on language-proficiency exams.

91ÖÆƬ³§ÊÓƵ Week: Thousands of English-Learners Fall Short on Test of Language Skills

A change to how a widely used English-proficiency test is scored has led to thousands of students being retained in English-language-learner classes.

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Star Tribune:

Boston Globe:

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New America:

Chalkbeat:

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Southern California Public Radio:

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Washington Post:

Herald Sun:

The Santa Clarita Valley Signal:

Chalkbeat:

Peoria Journal-Star:

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A version of this news article first appeared in the Learning the Language blog.