Press Releases
Recent:
California’s 2007 STAR test results again show no significant improvement. According to State Superintendent Jack O’Connell, for the past five consecutive years, the achievement gap for California’s majority minority students, Latinos and African Americans, has reached an alarming point of “social disparity”. Superintendent O’Connell’s announcement fails to mention the lack of progress made for one of California’s greatest challenge -- educating its 1.6 million English Learners.
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Archived:
On August 5, 2005 United States District Court Judge William Alsup granted
plaintiffs' motion to remand the No Child Left Behind English Learner assessment
litigation back to State Superior Court in San Francisco. Plaintiffs, including
a broad coalition of school districts , Californians Together and other
nonprofit organizations from throughout the State, filed their action in state
court on June 1, 2005. Below is the court order and the press release on this
action.
The lawsuit alleges that California has failed to perform a mandatory duty under
No Child Left Behind to test English Learners in a valid and reliable manner and
has failed to provide the accommodations required.
Court Remand Order [download]
PRESS RELEASE (Remand) [download]
Media Advisory and Complaint:
"10 School Districts Sue State for Unfair Testing of English Learners" [download]
Complaint filed in court 6/1/05 [download]
NCLB Assessment Lawsuit [download]
State Board Seeks to Eliminate and Undermine Rights of Students, Parents and Teachers to Pursue Administrative Complaints and Appeals [download]
· Californians
Together Press Release - August 16th, 2004 [download]
- 2003 - 2004 Gap Chart [download]
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