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This is not too surprising, but it's worrisome. You'll see that ELLs who have only been here 1 year are included in the results, but also those who have been here longer. It just emphasizes how challenging it is to write in these timed test situations. There is also a technology component as students used word-processing programs to do the writing. A much longer article about the NAEP results was also in this edition of Ed Week, but I don't have an actual paid subscription, so I couldn't access/share that.

116 pages on ELLs in city schools..."The Council of the Great City Schools conducted a comprehensive survey of its 65 district members about the English Language Learners that were enrolled and the instructional services provided to them The survey collected information on (1) district demographics and languages spoken, (2) instructional staff, (3) achievement data, and (4) financial information . The findings from this survey make up the bulk of this report. In addition, the report drew on data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) and from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).