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Title | Lawmakers: Exempt Native youth from English learner program |
Body | From http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/3428/Article.aspx Three northern Arizona lawmakers want to exempt Native American students from English immersion classes the state requires for those who fail a basic language skills test. The lawmakers, Sen. Albert Hale, D-Window Rock, Rep. Christopher Deschene, D-St. Michaels, and Rep. Tom Chabin, D-Flagstaff, say that Arizona's English Language Learner program interferes with students who are continuing to learn their native language and inhibits tribes' efforts to preserve their cultures. ''To preserve their identities, their languages are a critical part of that and I support any action in a tribe's effort to preserve its own identity," said Deschene, author of HB 2527, which would provide the exemption. Read the entire article at http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/3428/Article.aspx . |
Source | Cherokee Phoenix |
Inputdate | 2009-03-21 09:51:32 |
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Publishdate | 2009-03-23 00:00:00 |
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