Florida Turns Its Back on English Learners
March 06, 2018
March 06, 2018
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- UnidosUS issued the following news release:
Today, the Florida Legislature failed to address inequality and fairness through two bipartisan amendments supported by UnidosUS (formerly NCLR). The proposed legislation would have fixed the state's school accountability system--which neglects to factor into its school grades the test scores of many English learners and Latino students, and fails to use a native language assessment when appropriate for many amo . . .
Today, the Florida Legislature failed to address inequality and fairness through two bipartisan amendments supported by UnidosUS (formerly NCLR). The proposed legislation would have fixed the state's school accountability system--which neglects to factor into its school grades the test scores of many English learners and Latino students, and fails to use a native language assessment when appropriate for many amo . . .