Author: Alexis Jamin

Elementary English learners practicing the speaking skills described in the Arizona ELP Standards
The Arizona ELP Standards in one place: the 10 standards, the three proficiency levels, the AZELLA link, and the official PDF for each grade band.
Teacher listening to a multilingual student in a classroom, illustrating the school district AI ban exemptions
NYC exempts multilingual learners by name. LAUSD's device-level block does not. Same headline, two very different policies.
A Telo AI robot on a classroom table talks with an elementary student while a teacher listens, at Meadow View Elementary in Alabaster City Schools
After a pilot year, Alabaster City Schools is adding four Telo AI robots for 2026-27. The arithmetic behind it, the safeguards, and what teachers see.
Arizona students preparing for the AZELLA with tablets and headsets while a teacher listens to one speaking
AZELLA practice test materials by grade band: where Arizona publishes them, the blueprint and item specifications, and which domains preparation actually moves.
Students taking an ELPA21 practice test on laptops with headsets while a teacher supports them
ELPA21 practice test materials by state and grade band: where each of the nine member states publishes its free practice tests, sample items, and rubrics.
An LPAC committee meeting with a teacher, a campus administrator and a parent reviewing a student file
The LPAC committee in Texas: the three required members, the four statutory deadlines, what it decides at each review, and how monitoring works after reclassification.
A teacher working one to one with a teenage student with interrupted formal education using a picture book
SLIFE explained: what limited or interrupted formal education means, how SIFE differs, how New York identifies these students, and why they are not simply newcomers.
District leaders reviewing education technology guidance documents in a school conference room
No screen time cap. The Department's August 2026 letter tells districts to buy classroom technology on proof of learning, not usage minutes.
Two educators reviewing AZELLA score reports together in a bright Arizona classroom
AZELLA scores explained: the four proficiency levels, the Spring 2026 cut scores by grade, the all-four-domains rule, and why the proficiency rate moved.
Arizona teacher listening to a young English learner speak during small group work
AZELLA is Arizona's English language proficiency test. What it stands for, who takes it, the two administrations, the grade bands, and what the score decides.