Representing California
Multitudes is built with and for California students. Our carefully selected sample allows us to refine the sensitivity and specificity of our tools and to conduct bias analyses to ensure fairness and equity.
Multitudes research was conducted by locally based teams in four remote hubs across the state, to bring both urban and rural school communities into our validation study.
Centering Multilingual Learners
Every child deserves fair and unbiased instruction and assessment. In California, about 19% of elementary public-school students are identified as English Learners, and of these more than 80% speak Spanish as their primary language. In 2023-2024, 1075 schools had students enrolled in dual language programs.
Multitudes is dedicated to a culturally responsive approach that considers language proficiency and language variation during measure development, validation, and analysis. We aim to recognize children who may be at risk of learning difficulties, without overidentifying those who are still developing language proficiency.
Multitudes Development and Implementation
