We continually hear of the many languages spoken by students in MPS, and the difficulties associated with teaching and learning in that environment. Has English immersion programming been tried or examined within the district? If so, what has been the result/decision process? If not, what is the reasoning? Ran across this article in today's NY Times (free subscription, but you have to sign up):
October 9, 2002 Bilingual Education on Ballot in Two States By JENNIFER MEDINA ROCKTON, Mass., Oct. 2 � All across this Boston suburb, lawns are dotted with signs promoting candidates running in the election next month. But there is virtual silence on a ballot measure that could change the lives of more than 35,000 students in the state. The measure, like a similar one in Colorado, would replace the bilingual education program in the public schools with one meant to teach children English in a matter of months instead of years. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/09/education/09BILI.html?todaysheadlines Michael Hohmann Linden Hills _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
