Learning the Language: Anti-Bilingual-Education Initiative to Be on November Ballot in Oregon From: blogs.edweek.org
Tagged: bilingual, blog, Oregon
Though advocates of bilingual education still groan when they hear his name, it’s been several years since Ron K. Unz, a California businessman, stepped away from the national debate on how best to educate English-language learners. Before Mr. Unz’s withdrawal, he financed campaigns that succeeded in getting voters in Arizona, California, and Massachusetts to approve ballot initiatives to curtail bilingual education in those states. He financed a similar campaign in Colorado as well, but lost that one.”*
I post a press release about this yesterday but Mary provides more info on this.
Posted on: June 19th, 2008Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: Education, Essentials, Politics, Tomás' Picks
