Sonoma County Office of Education

EL Collaborative News Archive

Important News on Reclassification of English Learners

Date: 04/01/2014
Author: Jenn Meyers

Senator Alex Padilla, D-San Fernando Valley, has introduced SB 1108, which requires the California Department of Education to recommend a uniform English Learner reclassification criteria, based on best practices, to the State Board of Education. The bill passed its first hurdle last week with a 5-1 vote in the Senate Education Committee and now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Read the EdSource article from March 26, 2014





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