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Educators question low English language learner proficiency in New Mexico

from Las Cruces Sun-News

Educators question low English language learner proficiency in New Mexico Las Cruces Sun-News Only 3% of English language learners in New Mexico's public schools passed the standardized proficiency exam in 2019. In 2017, less than 1 percent of students passed. The previous year, it was 17%. Educators say non-English speaking students are learning the language just as well as they have in years past and attribute the sharp decline in students passing the test to a more rigorous evaluation. In 2017, the evaluation method changed, raising the standards for ELL students. READ MORE

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