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When the Every Student Succeeds Act passed in 2015, there was widespread worry that states would walk away from making sure that particular groups of studentsEnglish-language learners, students in special education, and racial minoritiesmattered in their school accountability systems.

States are working to make sure that's not the case, said several state chiefs who spoke on a recent panel moderated by the executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Roberto Sanchez, whose children attend Santa Fe public schools, is one of many plaintiffs in a lawsuit claiming New Mexico and the state Public Education Department are not investing enough money in public schools and are therefore failing EL students across the state.

Outgoing executive director Alejandra Ceja discusses the legacy and future goals of this White House office founded under President George H.W. Bush in 1990.

This article reviews the meaning for California ELs of the new law.

With the vote to repeal English-only instruction, California public schools now have more power to operate bilingual and dual-language programs.

According to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, California's department of education and board of education have agreed to new training and monitoring procedures to make sure that language services for ELs meet requirements of the federal Equal Educational Opportunities Act.