The exact number of Mongolian speakers in is unknown, as there is no data available on Chinese citizens' language proficiency.
Based on results of standardized tests, the U.S. lags behind more than 25 other developed nations in its citizens' science proficiency.
Looking at adult U.S. citizens only, the English proficiency rate among those who speak another language at home is even higher, at 69percentt.
The demands for excellence, dedication, and proficiency that citizens and their elected officials rightfully expect of educators and what they are willing to invest in education are chasms apart.
And citizens with disabilities or limited proficiency in English can encounter obstacles to the exercise of their democratic rights".
Deborah Williams, an assistant federal defender in Phoenix, said that the large number of Latinos in the federal system, particularly those who are not citizens and have limited English proficiency, had sharply changed federal prison culture.
Mr. King and his supporters argued that naturalized citizens should have had to prove English proficiency as part of their citizenship test.
A California man was charged Monday with operating a ring of illegal test-takers who helped dozens of Middle Eastern citizens obtain United States student visas by passing various proficiency and college-placement exams for them, federal authorities said.
These new visas would be given to people on the basis of points granted for factors like the college degrees they have earned; whether their siblings are citizens; how highly they score in an English proficiency test; and whether they are from an underrepresented country.
Participation in citizen science projects could contribute to the demand for proficiency in science, technology, and mathematics, by offering hands-on opportunities to amateurs and boosting their interest in these disciplines (Toerpe 2013).
