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| Title | Spanish-Speaking Students Must Take School Tests in English |
| Body | From http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-no-image-04mar04,1,377129.story Spanish-speaking students must take school tests in English By Carlos Sadovi March 4, 2008 Spanish-speaking public school students will have to take standardized tests in English beginning Tuesday, after the state rebuffed a last-ditch effort by Chicago Public Schools to delay the testing. Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan blasted the state Monday for moving forward with the Illinois State Achievement Test, even for students who are more fluent in Spanish. State officials have said they have no choice, since federal education officials said that an alternative, the IMAGE test, is not adequate. Duncan said that as a result of the state's refusal to delay the test, the district will not use the results of the ISAT exams as a condition for students to advance to the next grade. Students instead will be evaluated on their attendance, course work and test grades during the school year. Read the entire article at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-no-image-04mar04,1,377129.story . |
| Source | Chicago Tribune |
| Inputdate | 2008-03-09 10:16:03 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2008-03-09 10:16:03 |
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| Publishdate | 2008-03-10 00:00:00 |
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