EDFacts Title III/Limited English Proficiency, 2011-12 (EDFacts T3/LEP:2011-12), is one of 17 'topics' identified in the EDFacts documentation (in this database, each 'topic' is entered as a separate study); program data is available since 2005 at . EDFacts T3/LEP:2011-12 (ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts) annually collects cross-sectional data from states to support oversight and reporting of programs for the education of limited English proficient students as contained in Title I and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended. Title III also provides programs for students who are immigrants at the SEA and LEA levels. EDFacts T3/LEP:2011-12 data were collected using the EDFacts Submission System (ESS), a centralized portal and their submission by states is mandatory and required for benefits. Not submitting the required reports by a state constitutes a failure to comply with law and may have consequences for federal funding to the state. Key statistics produced from EDFacts T3/LEP:2011-12 are from 13 data groups: AMAO I LEP Making Progress, AMAO II LEP English Attainment, AMAO III AYP for LEP, Immigrant, LEP Enrolled, LEP Students in LEP Program, LEP English Language Proficiency Results, LEP English Language Proficiency Test, Title III Teachers, Title III LEP English Language Proficiency Results, Title III LEP English Language Proficiency Test, Title III LEP Students Served, and Title III Former LEP Students. For the purposes of this system, data groups are referred to as 'variables', as a result of the structure and format of EDFacts' data.