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From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2014/05/bilingual.html

Researcher Argues NCLB, Common Core Emphasize English-only Approach
By Holly Yettick
May 9, 2014

Kate Menken and Cristian Solorza have a nickname for the nickname of the nation's main federal education law. In the title of their recent article in the peer-refereed journal Educational Policy, they refer to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 as "No Child Left Bilingual."

For No Child Left Bilingual: Accountability and the Elimination of Bilingual Education Programs in New York City Schools, Menken and Solorza interviewed 20 principals, assistant principals, and teachers in order to investigate the story behind the statistics, which clearly demonstrate a decline in the percentage of New York City English-learners enrolled in bilingual education and an increase in participation in English-only programs in the years since No Child Left Behind took effect in 2002.

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