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Urban Educ8r: A Wickerblog
This weblog is dedicated primarily to the discussion of Education issues and policies, as well as to chronicling the author's experiences as an inner-city school teacher. These days, the education discussion is too much in the hands of ignorant politicians merely doing what they need to gain re-election, and not enough in the hands of knowledgable professionals with first hand experience.
        

Friday, November 21, 2003

Planning to fail. Students who don't know English aren't expected to achieve proficiency in some states, reports Education Week (requires registration). Under No Child Left Behind, states must submit plans showing how quickly they'll move non-fluent students to proficiency. Michigan's plan seems to... [joannejacobs.com]

Joanne Jacobs addresses the issue of English Language Learners and No Child Left Behind. Follow the link to her blog to see my contribution to the discussion.


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