Hawaiian Educators Spread Immersion Message in Washington (fwd link)

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Hawaiian Educators Spread Immersion Message in Washington

May 26th, 2011
By Wendy Osher
USA

U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka., Image courtesy Senate Indian Affairs Committee.
Several Native Hawaiian educators traveled to Washington today to
offer testimony on culture-based education.  The witnesses discussed
their success with Hawaiian immersion schools, and spoke on ways to
replicate the programs in native communities across the nation.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, chaired by U.S. Senator
Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawai’i), held the hearing to examine current
trends and achievements in Native language and culture-based
education.

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