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| Title | Utah Bill Would Boost English Language Instruction Time |
| Body | From http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650214672,00.html English bill aims to boost class time Students, parents would learn language together By Deborah Bulkeley Deseret Morning News December 13, 2006 English language-learning students and their parents could get a boost under legislation in the works for the 2007 session of the Utah Legislature. Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, is looking at increasing English instruction time for students with little or no English proficiency. Along with that, he wants to give parents more of a stake in their children's education by aligning their English courses with their children's schoolwork. "We're interested in a community-based program to assist parents and students who are English language learners to work together to obtain English competency," Stephenson said. Stephenson said the program also will bring technology funding to English language instruction. He's working with Granite School District and the state Office of Education to decide which approach to use. Read the entire article at http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650214672,00.html . |
| Source | Deseret Morning News, Utah |
| Inputdate | 2007-01-08 08:12:29 |
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