State Journal

Determining if students are fluent enough in English to keep up with regular classroom work is not easy for educators who work with immigrant children.

But California may be getting closer to resolving that issue than some other states, thanks to its new California English Language Development Test. The CELDT is believed to be the first standardized test commissioned by a state to assess English-language learners' progress in English. This month, the California Department of Education released students' scores for the first...