Advocates Ask State's Education Commissioner To Delay English Proficiency Exam

Miami FL

21 January, 2021

1:56 PM

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CBS Miami January 21, 2021 As the organization overseeing the SAT test changes the exam's format to relax requirements amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a group advocating for students learning English in Florida is asking the state to delay a yearly assessment. Sunshine State students who are learning to speak English are set to be tested on their English-language proficiency starting on Monday. But Alianza Center, a non-profit organization that advocates for Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics in the state, and LULAC Florida have launched a petition urging state Department of Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran to postpone the in-person assessments due to coronavirus safety concerns. Read more at CBS Miami