Schoolchildren who are still learning English typically take a federally required test shortly after the winter break that measures their fluency in the language. This school year is far from typical, of course, and many – if not most – of the country's roughly 5 million public school English learners are receiving instruction at home. ACCESS, an English-proficiency test used by most states that takes up to four hours to complete, can't be done remotely. Yet many states seem to be proceeding with business as usual, and it's unclear what that means for English learners who can't or opt not to return to campus.