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California's State Transportation Agency has doubled down on a letter denying any wrongdoing with regard to English language proficiency enforcement for commercial truck drivers after DOT pulled $40 ...

April 9, 2026 - Some students are attracted to the small student population, the accessible rent prices and the research opportunities at UC Merced. California’s effort to provide all 4-year-olds in ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers. An ...

This article first appeared in EdSource. Thousands of California students remain classified as English learners even after they reach proficiency in English, according to new research. Several studies ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pulled over $40 million in federal funding from California on Wednesday, saying the state is not complying with national English language proficiency requirements ...

California has one of the lowest rates of English literacy in the U.S. Almost one third of adults in the state can do little more than fill out a basic form or read a very simple piece of writing in ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Oct. 15 he will withhold $40 million from California for failing to enforce federal English language requirements for commercial truck drivers. The move ...