" That includes a sharp drop in those getting schooling through English as a second language programs, meaning they did not "receive the educational services to which they are legally entitled.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Just 7 percent of fourth-grade and 3 percent of eighth-grade English learners scored "proficient" or above in a nationwide reading exam, and thousands languish for years in ineffective English-as-a-second-language programs.

NPR: Instruction Of Students Learning English Bleak

But in some places, students are getting stuck in English-as-a-second-language programs all the way until graduation.

NPR: Instruction Of Students Learning English Bleak