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Press Releases

10 School Districts Sue State for Unfair Testing of English Learners

June 5, 2005 by Claudia Vizcarra

Joining Coachella Valley Unified School District, the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) and Californians Together jointly retained three major civil rights and education law firms to pursue a lawsuit against the State of California to enforce the provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act pertaining to the academic assessment of English Learners.
Complaint filed in court 6/1/05 Media Advisory for Press Conference NCLB Assessment Lawsuit Press Release

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Department of Education 2004 Test Results Show Gap still Widening for California’s English Learners

August 16, 2004 by Claudia Vizcarra

The Academic Performance of All Students Shows Little Growth with Scores of English Learners Declining in Most Grade Levels.
2003 – 2004 English Learner Gap Chart Widening Achievement Gap – August 16th, 2004

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Bilingual Classrooms to Participate in Reading First

October 13, 2003 by Claudia Vizcarra

The signing of AB 1485 (Firebaugh) by Governor Davis on October 12, 2003 ensures that alternative bilingual programs receive full funding guaranteed by the federal government’s Reading First Program.
California’s New Law Reaffirms Parents’ Choice for Children’s Education

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California State Board of Education’s “Historic” Action Demeaning and Stereotypical to 1.2 million English Learners

July 8, 2003 by Claudia Vizcarra

The State Board of Education approved instructional materials containing erroneous and offensive cultural references.  The publisher, SRA/McGraw Hill apologizes, but errors result in 2-year delay in instruction tailored to English learners.
Demeaning and Stereotypical Materials Decried

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Parents Suing the California Department of Education over Reading First

March 6, 2003 by Claudia Vizcarra

Parents of English learners are suing the Californian Department of Education over restricting the eligibility of bilingual classrooms to participate in the federally funded Reading First Program.
California Department of Education Sued over Discriminatory Practices against English Learners

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Demand Letter Filed to Reverse Exclusion from Reading First

February 4, 2003 by Claudia Vizcarra

A demand letter was sent to the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Pubic Instruction to cease excluding bilingual classrooms from funding for the Reading First Program.
The State Leaves California’s English Language Learners Students Behind

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