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StateImpact FL: Florida Will Fight U.S. Education Department Over English Learners

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Florida is getting ready to go to court over the federal government’s school accountability standards. The Florida Legislature passed a law last spring that says the standardized test scores of English Language Learners – known as ELL’s - will count toward a school’s overall grade after two years of instruction. But federal law requires the test scores to count after just one year. Now, the Governor's Office is requesting a formal hearing into the matter.