India: Regional language schools could teach Maths in English

[Harold Schiffman]

Forwarded From edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


Express India



Regional language schools could teach Maths in English

Mumbai, January 3 Observing the declining demand for non-English
medium schools especially in Mumbai, the Education Department of the
state government is offering a new way to rope in more students,
perhaps targeting families wishing to tread the middle path between
regional language education and an education in English-medium. So,
from the next academic year (2008-2009), students from Standards I to
IV in all non-English medium schools can opt to study Science and Math
in the English language.



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http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Regional-language-schools-could-teach-Maths-in-English/257405/
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