Classifying English Language Learners One area the Equal Protection Clause focuses protection on is the area of English Language Learners …show more content…
This is an issue when it comes to the “screeners” or placement testing for ELLs. There is a chance the “screeners” could come up with inaccurate results that could lessen educational opportunities among some. In addition, acts such as No Child Left Behind are being not only altered but replaced. Most recently has been the signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act, and it will go into effect during the 2017-2018 school year, and it fully replaces the No Child Left Behind Act (Klein, 2016). There is a slight discord to the establishment of the new law. There is a claim that ESSA does more to address the needs of English-learners while falling short of helping ELLs. After examining the current legal issues faced by ELLs, the next step is to examine what Equal Protection requires