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AUSD receives overview of testing for English language learners

Saturday, November 15, 2008 0:08 No Comments

California: The Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees received an overview from AUSD testing and accountability coordinator Dan Mosunich regarding the expected results of the California English Language Development Test, which is administered to students every year to assess their spelling, listening, reading and writing skills, during a recent school board meeting.
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English-learners rule strains TUSD & Sunnyside resources in Arizona

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 14:00 No Comments

Arizona: A federal court hearing could ease pressure on Tucson-area schools teaching English to non-English speakers. The state Legislature has mandated four hours of segregated English immersion classes, which costs school districts money they say they don’t have. The Legislature earlier this year allotted $40 million for its four-hour immersion plan. But the Sunnyside and [...]

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