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| Title | Article: Consistent ELL Guides Proposed |
| Body | From http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/14/37interpret.h27.html?tmp=1121178411 Consistent ELL Guides Proposed ‘Interpretation’ of NCLB Law Seeks Statewide Yardsticks By Mary Ann Zehr May 9, 2008 In a move that could prompt major changes in the way states measure the achievement of English-language learners, the U.S. Department of Education is planning to tell states they must each use a consistent yardstick in determining when a child is fluent in English and when that child no longer needs special ELL services. A proposed “interpretation” of the No Child Left Behind Act’s Title III—the conduit for most federal funding for ELL programs—says that states must further standardize the criteria they use to report how well such students are learning English. Read the entire article at http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/14/37interpret.h27.html?tmp=1121178411 . |
| Source | Education Week |
| Inputdate | 2008-05-25 11:32:19 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2008-05-25 11:32:19 |
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| Publishdate | 2008-05-26 00:00:00 |
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