Testimony on Limit on Bilingual/Bicultural Immersion

Posted February 11th, 2009 by jruss
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In this testimony, Al Shanker discusses Titles I and VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. For Title I, he recommends funding for basic skills training and a literacy initiative. For Title VII, he asserts that the bilingual education program should remain but urges that its transitional nature be enforced so that the program is used to move non-English-speaking students into English-speaking classrooms. Shanker also calls for more funding to train teachers in bilingual education settings. Finally, Shanker discusses the flaws in desegregation programs.

Location: 
Washington, D.C.
Size: 
10 pages
Date: 
1977-11-04
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