Texas appeals court delays deadline for limited-English programs in middle schools, high schools

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded From:  edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


Dallas News



Texas appeals court delays deadline for limited-English programs in
middle schools, high schools



Texas will not have to come up with a new language program for
limited-English middle and high school students until later this year
- if at all - under a ruling from a federal appeals court.



The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has delayed a court-ordered
deadline for state education officials to draft a new learning program
for the estimated 140,000 secondary school students in Texas with
limited English skills. The deadline was imposed by a federal judge
who wanted the plan completed by the end of January.



In addition, the appellate court said it would hold a hearing in June
on the state's appeal of the order by U.S. District Judge William
Wayne Justice.



Full story:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-bilingual_03tex.ART.State.Edition1.4bfec03.html

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 Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
 Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

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