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| Title | News Article: Resistance to Mandarin Immersion Program in Palo Alto, California |
| Body | From http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/education/16431969.htm P.A. school board casts doubts on Mandarin immersion By Sharon Noguchi Mercury News January 11, 2007 After the Cupertino School District began the nation's first Mandarin immersion elementary program eight years ago, interest in teaching Chinese skyrocketed, with schools from San Mateo to Charlotte, N.C., following suit. But the Palo Alto school district probably won't be joining them. On Tuesday night, faced with a blizzard of opposition, trustees indicated they can't support Superintendent Mary Frances Callan's recommendation to offer Mandarin classes to 40 kindergartners and first graders in August. They said they were worried that the program would further burden administrators, crowd elementary and middle schools, and divert attention from projects such as improving writing. Read the entire article at http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/education/16431969.htm . |
| Source | MercuryNews.com |
| Inputdate | 2007-01-22 12:03:26 |
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