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Title III

The part of ESSA that funds language instruction for English learners and immigrant students.

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Topic
Funding

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English learner (EL) United States
The federal term for a student whose English proficiency is not yet sufficient to access instruction fully; also called ELL or multilingual learner.
ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) United States
The main federal law for K-12 education, passed in 2015 to replace No Child Left Behind, requiring annual testing in some grades and state-designed accountability systems.

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