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With the passage of Proposition 58, California, parents and teachers will soon be able to decide the on the blend of languages in which to best educate children.

This vote removes restrictions put in place 18 years ago by the controversial Proposition 227 that created a blanket approach to educating California’s 1.4 million English Language Learners and denied many other students the opportunity to learn another language. Starting July, 2017, any 20 parents at a grade level or 30 parents at a school site can initiate the conversation and planning process with educators to determine how best to teach their children in two languages.

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