Schools are required to test the progress of their English learners each year to determine whether they still need language instruction services or can exit out of such programs. In close to 40 states ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. citizenship test is being updated, and some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt test-takers with lower levels of English proficiency. The ...
A pair of bills introduced in the Florida legislature would allow English-language learners to take state tests in their native languages, bypassing a key provision in the state’s Every Students ...
Four-year-olds are crying, putting their heads on their desks or simply refusing to answer the questions during an English proficiency test they’re required to take in transitional kindergarten. The ...
House Republicans introduced the SAFE Drivers Act to require a standardized English proficiency test for all commercial driver license applicants and renewals nationwide. Supporters say the measure ...
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IELTS should not be the goal: English is a means to an end

The ongoing debate over the value of English-language certificates raises a fundamental question: What is the purpose of ...
Q: A friend for whom English is a second language must take a knowledge test in order to renew his California driver’s license. I helped him study the English version of the DMV Study Guide, because ...