Arizona: Twice as many advance out of language class

Francis Hult francis.hult at utsa.edu
Tue Jun 23 17:16:11 UTC 2009


The Arizona Republic

 

Twice as many advance out of language class

 

Nearly 40,000 Arizona students will advance out of English-language learning programs and into regular classes this coming school year, more than double the number of students who made the move just two years ago, the Arizona Department of Education will report today. 

 

The report, obtained Monday by The Arizona Republic, comes days before the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether Arizona adequately funds its programs to help students learn English. A decision in the 17-year-old lawsuit, known as Flores vs. Arizona, could come as soon as Thursday. 

 

State schools Superintendent Tom Horne said the rise in the number of students testing out of English-learner courses is a direct result of a new and controversial four-hour-a-day course that focuses on English grammar, reading and writing. Schools began to put the new program into place during the 2007-08 school year. The state mandated it for every language learner this past year. 

 

Full story:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/06/23/20090623ell0623.html

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