Sec. 3005. American community survey research
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The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences and the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of the Census, shall conduct research on the accuracy of the American Community Survey language items for assessing population prevalence of English learner children and youth, including— the strength of such survey’s association with more comprehensive English language proficiency measures; the effects on responses of situational, cultural, demographic, and socioeconomic factors; placement of the item in the questionnaire; and the ability of adult responders to make English language proficiency distinctions.
The Director of the Bureau of the Census shall use the results of the study described in subsection
(a)to improve the accuracy of the American Community Survey language items for assessing population prevalence of English learner students.