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August 25 - August 31, 2000
California Student Test Scores Rise With End of Bilingual Education
For the 1.4 million limited-English-proficient students in California, the elimination of bilingual education in 1998 with Proposition 227 meant they would have to sink or swim in an English-only learning environment. As indicated by the recently released scores of the Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (SAT 9), part of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program, many did swim and even managed to improve drastically over prior year scores.
Democratic National Convention
Wrap-up
(in National News)
AsiaCentral: A Multilingual Marketplace
(in Business)
Sacred Drums of India
(in A&E)
Lead Editorial: District Elections -- Get Educated
(in Opinion)
California Student Test Scores Rise With End of Bilingual Education
For the 1.4 million limited-English-proficient students in California, the elimination of bilingual education in 1998 with Proposition 227 meant they would have to sink or swim in an English-only learning environment. As indicated by the recently released scores of the Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition (SAT 9), part of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program, many did swim and even managed to improve drastically over prior year scores.
| Democratic National Convention Wrap-up (in National News) AsiaCentral: A Multilingual Marketplace Sacred Drums of India Lead Editorial: District Elections -- Get Educated |
Also In This Section
Services to be offered in East Bay The Asian Women’s Shelter Collaborative to End Domestic Violence will now be able to offer its services to the East Bay due to a grant from the state’s largest private health foundation. During a luncheon ceremony on Aug. 17, the California Endowment presented a check of more than $532,000 to the Collaborative, which is made up of the Asian Women’s Shelter, Cameron House, Narika, and Nihonmachi Legal Outreach.
Domestic Violence Outreach Expands
Stumping for API Candidates:
Asian American CEOs from Silicon Valley gather to help Gary Locke and other Asian Americans seeking election.
Political Potstickers:
Tsai’s Bid for Richmond Votes. Rose Tsai campaigns diligently for the S.F. Board of Supervisors District 1.
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