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| Title | Court Rules in Favor of State in 17-year English-learner Battle |
| Body | From http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/26/20090626flores0626main.html Court rules in favor of state in 17-year English-learner battle Justices: Court didn't weigh recent educational efforts by Pat Kossan June 26, 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court took a major step toward ending a 17-year legal battle Thursday, saying lower courts erred by focusing too much on forcing Arizona to spend more money to help students who haven't yet learned to speak, read or write English. The court voted 5-4 to send the Flores vs. Arizona case back to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals with instructions to consider whether Arizona has complied with civil-rights law by improving both English-learner programs and K-12 education overall. Read the full article at http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/26/20090626flores0626main.html Read another article about the ruling in the New York Times at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/education/26educ.html?ref=us |
| Source | Arizona Republic |
| Inputdate | 2009-07-05 08:57:45 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2009-07-05 08:57:45 |
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| Publishdate | 2009-07-06 00:00:00 |
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