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ACLU sues state over English-language instruction
Civil rights groups sued the state Department of Education and the Board of Education on Wednesday, saying they are failing in their obligation to require school districts to provide 20,318 English learners with the language instruction they are entitled to by law. The lawsuit, filed by the ACLU of Southern California and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, cites figures provided by 251 districts showing that one out of every 50 English learner students is not receiving any … Read entire article »
Filed under: Data, English learners, Featured, Languages, Reporting & Analysis, State Board of Education, Students
California leads effort to boost English learner success
UPDATE: Sept. 21, 2012: Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 2193 into law. Anyone who studied French all through high school and still ended up hiring an avocado (avocat) instead of an attorney (avocat) understands that learning a foreign language is complicated, and isn’t a strong suit for U.S. schools. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that the same is true when it comes to bilingual education. About 59 percent of California’s English learners in grades 6-12 … Read entire article »
Filed under: CELDT, Data, English learners, Featured, Languages, Legislature, Bills, Reporting & Analysis, Students
Distinct choice for ‘parent trigger’ families in Adelanto
Two nearby charter school operators have expressed interest in running a besieged elementary school in the Mojave Desert town of Adelanto, ending worries of organizers of the state’s first successful “parent trigger” that their invitation for applicants to take over their school might go unanswered. Organizers of the Desert Trails Parent Union announced Tuesday that they have invited the two charter operators and a non-charter school improvement consulting firm to submit a formal charter school application … Read entire article »
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Over 10,000 students awarded “seal of biliteracy”
For the first time, graduating seniors from around California – more than 10,000 – have been awarded a state “seal” indicating their proficiency in two languages. The award, which consists of a gold seal affixed to a student’s high school diploma, is the result of legislation (AB 815) authored by Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) and signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown last year. Some 59 districts around the state were already awarding their own seal of biliteracy, but this is the first time that it has been done statewide. Not surprisingly, the vast majority – 70 percent – of those earning the seal demonstrated proficiency in Spanish, followed by French (10 percent) and Mandarin (7 percent). Some 2 percent of students were proficient in Japanese, with a similar percentage in Cantonese and German. Altogether, students with … Read entire article »
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Bilingualism to be encouraged through “State Seal of Biliteracy”
Graduating high school seniors throughout California could be awarded a “State Seal of Biliteracy” for proficiency in two languages if Governor Jerry Brown approves legislation approved by the state Legislature last week. … Read entire article »
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