But success can be difficult to predict, especially for students who speak limited English.
Her limited English made it hard for her to make friends.
"They can't express these kinds of ideas with limited English," she added.
Though some were friendly and tried to help in their very limited English.
Advocates for children with limited English are also unhappy about the changes.
During that year, about 75% of the students spoke limited English.
She said her limited English was never a problem in her job.
Still, the greatest attention yesterday was on the students who speak limited English.
But in limited English, each side seemed to completely understand the other.
Overall, reading scores have gone up, in part because schools last year were not required to test students with limited English.
