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, ...

Two computer-based tests of English-language proficiency will debut this school year, ushering in a new era of online testing for millions of the nation’s English-learners. Leaders of the federally ...

A new bill aims to automatically reclassify students as "fluent and English-proficient" when they score 4 on the proficiency ...

States across the country are scrambling to craft better tests for students with limited English skills in response to stringent new timelines imposed by the “No Child Left Behind” Act of 2001. As ...

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The closure of academic testing centers due to the coronavirus pandemic has been a boon for the Duolingo English Test, a computer-adaptive language proficiency test that can be taken at home in 25 to ...

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires states to annually assess the English language proficiency of their students who are classified as limited English proficiency (LEP), also referred ...

Duolingo has made language learning cool. The popular app has millions of English speakers brushing up on their Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese, and is teaching English to speakers of ...

The IEC can administer the English Language Screening Test to international students enrolled at the University of Colorado Boulder. The purpose of the test is to assess students’ academic English ...

Note: This story has been updated with clarification from the New York State Department of Education. New York state is changing the minimum scores required to be considered proficient on state math ...

Roughly two-thirds of South Tahoe High School students in the class of 2006 passed a newly required test for graduation, according to results released Monday by the California Department of Education.