“Long-Term ELLs Poised for More Attention in California,” (Learning the Language Blog) August 31, 2012.
Californians Together, a research and advocacy group for the state’s 1.6 million English-learners, is the brain trust behind this bill and catapulted the long-term ELL issue into the national spotlight a few years ago with its report showing that large numbers of such students were languishing in California’s public schools.