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

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.

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