Bilingualism CQ8

The 'American Recovery and Reinvestment' was an initiative by the Bush, Jr.administration to help with the economic crisis of 2008

FALSE

One of the criticisms of 'Race to the Top' was the linking teacher performance with test scores

TRUE

Common Core Standards was a federal initiative to set benchmarks for states throughout the country for different school subjects

FALSE

Currently, there has been a decline of state participation in Common Core Standards as it was originally conceived.

TRUE

ESEA Flexibility approved in 2011 enabled states to adopt English language proficiency standards that were aligned with college and career-readiness standards

TRUE

The Seal of Biliteracy that began in California in 2011 would benefit greatly heritage language speakers that grew up with two languages from a young age.

FALSE

One of the concerns of the 'Seal for Biliteracy' is that it favors affluent native English speakers who attain marginal proficiency levels in the second language and not low-income students who are highly proficient in both languages

TRUE

The 'Every Student Succeeds Act' was approved in 2015 to reinforce the accountability set forth by 'No Child Left Behind

FALSE

Overall, English language learners tend to underachieve academically in comparison to non-ELLs in the United States

TRUE

The most important reason as to why ELLs may underachieve academically is due to the fact that they come from poor communities in the United States that lack resources.

FALSE