Saturday, March 27, 2010

Does NCLB Promote Monolingualism?

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/03/17/25salomone_ep.h29.html?tkn=VRNF5PM4WwR6XgFC0bE3Dfx5IEbCP2VY25BZ&cmp=clp-edweek

Eight years into the No Child Left Behind Act, educators, researchers, and advocates remain locked in heated debate over the effects of the law’s testing and accountability mandates on students, many from immigrant homes where a language other than English is spoken. Remarkably lost in the crossfire are the equally serious implications for the nation and its competitive position internationally.

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