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Senate advances bill to jump-start Mandarin instruction in high schools; mixed views on effectiveness
Summary
Senators passed to third reading a bill to fund Mandarin Chinese instruction in Utah high schools via EdNet and concurrent enrollment; supporters framed it as an economic and cultural investment, while critics questioned curriculum mandates, cost and educational effectiveness.
Senators debated and advanced Senate Bill 57, sponsored by Senator Stevenson, which would create a program using EdNet and the University of Utah to provide Mandarin Chinese instruction to high school students and offer concurrent enrollment and college credit. Stevenson said the program is intended as a "jump start" where local schools lack qualified teachers; the…
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