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Title | Palo Alto Trustees Reject Mandarin Immersion |
Body | From http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/16586424.htm Trustees turn down Mandarin immersion, 3-2 CONCEPT GOOD, TIMING BAD, PALO ALTO BOARD MEMBERS SAY By Sharon Noguchi Mercury News Conforming to expectations, Palo Alto school trustees early Wednesday turned down a pilot program in elementary Mandarin immersion for the fall. But even while voting 3-2 against their superintendent's recommendation, trustees expressed support for the concept. They said the timing, other needs and growing enrollment made the program difficult to start now. “Unless we have a language opportunity for all elementary kids, this is a problem,'' said trustee Mandy Lowell. Opponents were concerned about the district offering a foreign language program for a small group of students -- 40 in the first year -- while not having a similar opportunity for other elementary students. Further, Lowell said, the district can't handle yet another alternative program. Read the entire article at http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/16586424.htm . |
Source | The Mercury News |
Inputdate | 2007-02-04 09:30:46 |
Lastmodifieddate | 2007-02-04 09:30:46 |
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Publishdate | 2007-02-05 00:00:00 |
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