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| Title | Bilingual Mandate Challenges Chicago's Public Preschools |
| Body | From http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/11/29/13preschool_ep.h30.html?tkn=NYOFmaok3dCMZnkbSmBY/YbYS1u8rRAG51er&cmp=clp-sb-actfl Bilingual Mandate Challenges Chicago's Public Preschools by Mary Ann Zehr November 29, 2010 New rules approved by the Illinois state board of education in June flesh out a January 2009 change that essentially extends the same requirements for educating English-language learners in K-12 public schools to 3- and 4-year-olds in public preschool centers. The new rules say that if a public preschool center has at least 20 students who speak the same language, it must offer bilingual education. By July 2014, they also say, all lead preschool teachers with ELLs in their classrooms must have an endorsement in bilingual education or English as a second language. Currently, many Illinois preschools rely on teacher assistants to provide native-language support to youngsters. Read the full article at http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/11/29/13preschool_ep.h30.html?tkn=NYOFmaok3dCMZnkbSmBY/YbYS1u8rRAG51er&cmp=clp-sb-actfl |
| Source | Education Week |
| Inputdate | 2010-12-12 10:57:33 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2010-12-12 10:57:33 |
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