School districts make public claims and governmental contracts regarding essential English Language Arts Speaking skills, however transparency and accountability is lacking about implementation. Indications are that effective teaching of these skills is widely neglected https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/09/26/speaking-skills-top-employer-wish-lists-but.html?cmp=eml-enl-cco-news2-rm&M=58649690&U=3023072&UUID= f3cc1aa60d834ba1aac7322a2745e89f