A group of school leaders from 15 large, countywide or suburban school systems have made it clear that they believe any revamped federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act should broaden the notion of what constitutes college- and career-ready expectations to include the acquisition of a second language.

“That group—known as the Large Countywide and Suburban District Consortium—has outlined its vision for a "federal accountability framework" with principles that they believe a new version of the ESEA should incorporate. Of course, last we knew, there was little to no momentum in Congress to reauthorize the long overdue federal K-12 law.”

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