A CALIFORNIA JUDGE HAS ORDERED THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ENSURE STUDENTS RECEIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION. THE ORDER SUBMITTED YESTERDAY (TUES) FOLLOWS A CLAIM FILED BY THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION. THE ORGANIZATION ALLEGES LANGUAGE BARRIERS LED TO POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE FOR THREE SPANISH-SPEAKING COMPTON STUDENTS. STUDIES ESTIMATE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS FAIL TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO AROUND 20,000 ENGLISH-LEARNERS EVERY YEAR.