National Evaluation of Title III Implementation Supplemental Report: Exploring Approaches to Setting English Language Proficiency Performance Criteria and Monitoring English Learner Progress

This 2012 report released by the U.S. Department of Education examines approaches to setting criteria for measuring the progress of English language learners (ELLs) as part of a four-year project led by the American Institutes for Research (AIR). The report provides states with detailed guidance about how to take English proficiency levels into account when setting appropriate expectations for ELLs.

The U.S. Department of Education commissioned AIR to evaluate the Title III program to determine how, and how well, states are implementing Title III provisions, how state policy translates into district practices, and how well ELLs are mastering grade level content and improving their English language proficiency.

Read more about the Title III project and view related publications.