Helping states create better content assessment.A Pilot program aims to ensure that limited English proficient students are getting a fair shake fair shake n. Informal A fair chance, as at achieving success. under the No Child Left Behind law. The U.S. Department of Education recently partnered with 20 states--though all states can participate--and brought experts from across the U.S. to help states develop high-quality assessments for LEP (Light Emitting Polymer) An organic polymer that glows (emits photons) when excited by electricity. LEP screens are used to make organic LED (OLED) displays and are expected to compete with LCD screens in the future. See OLED. students. The partnership will improve content assessments in reading and math for such students. The 20 states have submitted plans for the 2005-2006 peer review of assessment systems and focused on tests tailored to LEP students. Most tests for LEP students had not met full approval as of September. "It's a very important first step ... that will positively help English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. learners," said Peter Zamora, legislative staff attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund This article or section has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * It may need to be to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. , during an August teleconference. "We believe No Child Left Behind has enormous potential to improve the academic achievement and attainment of ELLs, but ... we have to give states the tools and hold their feet to the fire" and ensure students learn to their potential, added Raul Gonzalez of the National Council of La Raza The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is the largest Hispanic advocacy organization in the United States. The NCLR was founded in 1968 as a nonpartisan nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing discrimination and poverty and to improving the lives and economic opportunities of . |
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