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English Immersion Programs Best Last week, activists in Denver led by retired University of Colorado professor Dr. Charles King announced that they are launching a ballot initiative to replace bilingual education in Colorado. The initiative is based on California’s Proposition 227, which effectively ended most bilingual programs there after winning decisively in June 1998. In fact, the Colorado version is tougher: it explicitly does not allow any districtwide waivers and says classes must be entirely (not just predominantly) in English. More than half of Colorado’s school districts have English learners, and more than one-quarter have bilingual programs.
Colorado Charter Schools Aren’t Perfect, but They Get the Job Done A recent report from the U.S. Department of Education documented the phenomenal growth of charter schools, while a state-level study done in Colorado was showing how these quasi-independent schools can work at their best.
U.S. Senate, Massachusetts Consider Bilingual Ed Reform Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a recent proposal by State Senator Guy Glodis (D) to essentially eliminate bilingual education programs. Currently, the state’s English learners are taught in bilingual classes in their non-English native language for three to five years.
Bilingual Schools The March 12 front-page article about Manhattan’s Liberty High School provided intriguing insights on a program which seeks to offer new immigrants a smooth beginning to their American education ("Schools Help Immigrants Scale Barriers of Literacy and Language," March 12, 2000)...
Real Math: Sexist, Racist, or Just Hard? A group of 200 prominent mathematicians and scientists has called on U.S. Education Secretary Richard W. Riley to rescind his department's ringing endorsement of 10 elementary and secondary mathematics programs, arguing that the programs are damaging to children because they omit instruction in basic mathematics skills.
Can Americans Trust Their National Report Card? Testing data tumble out of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the so-called "Nation's Report Card," with great regularity. But can the numbers always be trusted? Researchers have raised disturbing concerns about whether NAEP test score gains could have been achieved by excluding weaker students.
The Charter School ‘Advantage’ Charter schools continue to experience explosive growth, with over 1,700 currently in operation across the United States. While their impact can be felt throughout American education, it is in our cities where it can be expected to ultimately prove greatest.
The D.C. Charter School Battleground The bureaucratic infighting over the struggle to convert one Washington, D.C., junior high into a charter school shows how school choice ultimately may benefit, most of all, children the education establishment mourns as "those left behind" – i.e., public-schoolchildren who stay in place.
The Bilingual Reform Movement is Growing State Senator Guy Glodis plans to introduce important new legislation this week which would radically change how Massachusetts English learners are taught the vital language skills they need. The Glodis plan requires that every school-aged child be placed in English-language classrooms, and where necessary creates temporary transition programs employing sheltered English immersion not intended to exceed one year.
Keeping Watch On the Official Education Agenda The U.S. Department of Education has let political agendas influence its education policy. It has collaborated with special interest groups to preserve the federal presence in K-12 education and to block liberty-enhancing alternatives, such as school choice.
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