Language Is Not the Barrier—It’s the Signal: Why Bilingual Students Deserve Better Assessment

In classrooms across the country, bilingual students are often told—implicitly or explicitly—that they need to “master English” before their learning is considered valid. But research, neuroscience, and common sense tell us the opposite: Language isn’t a barrier to learning. It’s a lens through which human growth is expressed. The real question isn’t if students can […]