LESC staff urge statewide working group to shore up bilingual programs as participation falls
LESC staff presented a policy brief urging a statewide bilingual education working group to align funding, teacher preparation and instructional materials after participation in bilingual programs dropped from about 45,000 to 38,000 students; presenters highlighted model differences, data limits and teacher workforce gaps.
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Natasha Davalos, a policy analyst for the Legislative Education Study Committee, told the committee the staff study on strengthening bilingual and multicultural education was requested through House Memorial 43 and Senate Memorial 9 and asked LESC to examine models, outcomes and system supports.
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