While states with some of the largest English-learner populations, such as California and Texas, use their own exams, most states rely on the WIDA ACCESS test to fulfill federal requirements for ...

Schoolchildren who are still learning English typically take a federally required test shortly after the winter break that measures their fluency in the language. This school year is far from typical, ...

In a step forward from pandemic-era learning setbacks, standardized test scores in the Los Angeles school system showed gains in all tested grade levels in math and English, Supt. Alberto Carvalho ...