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PRESS RELEASES

Plaintiffs Score Major Victory In No Child Left Behind English Learner Lawsuit Against The State Of California

August 5, 2005

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 […]

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Results Show State Fails English Learners

August 1, 2005

The release of the 2004-2005 Achievement Test scores reveals a widening gap between English learners and English-only students that has grown every year since the first administration of the exams. California’s STAR 2005 Test Results

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10 School Districts Sue State for Unfair Testing of English Learners

June 5, 2005

Joining Coachella Valley Unified School District, the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) and Californians Together jointly retained three major civil rights and education law firms to pursue a lawsuit against the State of California to enforce the provisions of […]

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Department of Education 2004 Test Results Show Gap still Widening for California’s English Learners

August 16, 2004

The Academic Performance of All Students Shows Little Growth with Scores of English Learners Declining in Most Grade Levels. 2003 – 2004 English Learner Gap Chart Widening Achievement Gap – August 16th, 2004

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Bilingual Classrooms to Participate in Reading First

October 13, 2003

The signing of AB 1485 (Firebaugh) by Governor Davis on October 12, 2003 ensures that alternative bilingual programs receive full funding guaranteed by the federal government’s Reading First Program. California’s New Law Reaffirms Parents’ Choice for Children’s Education

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California State Board of Education’s “Historic” Action Demeaning and Stereotypical to 1.2 million English Learners

July 8, 2003

The State Board of Education approved instructional materials containing erroneous and offensive cultural references.  The publisher, SRA/McGraw Hill apologizes, but errors result in 2-year delay in instruction tailored to English learners. Demeaning and Stereotypical Materials Decried

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October 22, 2019

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