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| Title | Boston Students Struggle with English-only Rule |
| Body | From http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/04/07/boston_students_struggle_with_english_only_rule Boston students struggle with English-only rule Many nonnatives quit the system By James Vaznis April 7, 2009 Students not fluent in English have floundered in Boston schools since voters approved a law change six years ago requiring school districts to teach them all subjects in English rather than their native tongue, according to a report being released tomorrow. In one of the most striking findings, the study found that the high school dropout rate nearly doubled for students still learning to speak and write in English, according to the report by the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and the Center for Collaborative Education. Read the entire article at http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/04/07/boston_students_struggle_with_english_only_rule . |
| Source | Boston Globe |
| Inputdate | 2009-04-12 05:34:08 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2009-04-12 05:34:08 |
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| Publishdate | 2009-04-13 00:00:00 |
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