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Madison Schools' dual-language program prompts concerns
by Matthew DeFour
November 28, 2011
Students in the Madison School District's dual-language immersion program are less likely than students in English-only classrooms to be black or Asian, come from low-income families, need special education services or have behavioral problems, according to a district analysis.
School Board members have raised concerns about the imbalance of diversity and other issues with the popular program.
As a result, Superintendent Dan Nerad wants to put on hold expansion plans at Hawthorne, Stephens and Thoreau elementaries and delay the decision to the spring on how to expand the program to La Follette High School in 2013.
Read more: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/madison-schools-dual-language-program-prompts-concerns/article_5754a16e-19b6-11e1-9e0a-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1fXHmvJfl
December 3, 2011
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