Table 3.6. State policies regarding teaching of English Language Learner (ELL) students, by state: 2008–09
State | State has teacher standards for ELL instruction | State requires all prospective teachers to demonstrate competence in ELL instruction | State offers incentives to earn English as a Second Language license and/or endorsement | State bans or restricts native-language instruction |
---|---|---|---|---|
United States1 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 7 |
Alabama | No | No | No | No |
Alaska | No | No | No | No |
Arizona | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Arkansas | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
California | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Colorado | Yes | No | No | No |
Connecticut | No | No | No | Yes |
Delaware | No | No | Yes | No |
District of Columbia | No | No | No | No |
Florida | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Georgia | Yes | No | No | No |
Hawaii | No | No | No | No |
Idaho | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Illinois | Yes | No | No | No |
Indiana | Yes | No | No | No |
Iowa | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Kansas | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Kentucky | No | No | No | No |
Louisiana | No | No | No | No |
Maine | No | No | No | No |
Maryland | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Massachusetts | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Michigan | Yes | No | No | No |
Minnesota | Yes | No | No | No |
Mississippi | No | No | No | No |
Missouri | No | No | No | No |
Montana | Yes | No | No | No |
Nebraska | Yes | No | No | No |
Nevada | No | No | No | No |
New Hampshire | Yes | No | No | Yes 2 |
New Jersey | Yes | No | No | No |
New Mexico | Yes | No | No | No |
New York | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
North Carolina | Yes | No | No | No |
North Dakota | Yes | No | No | No |
Ohio | No | No | No | No |
Oklahoma | No | No | No | No |
Oregon | Yes | No | No | No |
Pennsylvania | Yes | No | No | No |
Rhode Island | Yes | No | No | No |
South Carolina | No | No | No | No |
South Dakota | No | No | No | No |
Tennessee | Yes | No | No | No |
Texas | Yes | No | No | No |
Utah | No | No | No | No |
Vermont | Yes | No | No | No |
Virginia | Yes | No | No | No |
Washington | No | No | Yes | No |
West Virginia | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Wisconsin | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Wyoming | Yes | No | No | No |
1 National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for each column.
2 New Hampshire state law indicates that instruction should be exclusively in English, but bilingual education programs are permitted with the approval of the state board of education and the local school district. SOURCE: Quality Counts 2009: Portrait of a Population, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2009. Data Source |