The Oregon Department of Education continues to withhold a portion of federal funding from Portland Public Schools after state officials found the district still isn’t meeting federal standards for serving students learning English.

In a letter to Portland last month, officials said the district had only fixed some of the problems outlined in a 2009 audit. Furthermore, the state reported new problems with the program.

Some students still don’t have access to core classes such as algebra and history or are not receiving support in those courses. New findings reported that some students were exiting the English Language Learner program without evidence they had learned English.

click here for article