[lg policy] US inspects Boston's language instruction

[Harold Schiffman]

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Boston Globe



US inspects Boston's language instruction



The US Department of Justice has launched an inquiry into Boston's
failure to provide necessary language instruction to thousands of
students who speak limited English, a violation of federal law that
has the district scrambling to hire teachers and expand programs for
this fall.



Full story:

http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/08/26/us_inspects_gaps_in_hub_language_instruction/

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