Que Pasa? Are LAUSD ESL students taking too long to learn English?
LAUSD is the nation’s second largest school district with huge numbers of English language learners.
Nearly 30% of LAUSD students placed in English language learning programs are not reclassified as English-proficient by the end of middle school, according to a new public policy report. The findings are especially significant for LAUSD, which is the nation’s second largest school district with huge numbers of English language learners. How long should it take students to pick up English?
Guests:
Harry Pachon, president of the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute & professor at the USC School of Policy, Planning & Development; author of the report “Que Pasa? Are English Language Learning Students Remaining in English Learning Classes too Long?”
- Patt Morrison for October 29, 2009
- New HIV vaccine study begins today in Los Angeles
- Que Pasa? Are LAUSD ESL students taking too long to learn English?
- Should we be nervous? Flurry of Islamic-extremist arrests in U.S.
- New civil rights czar at U.S. Department of Justice
- CHA-CHING! Credit card companies engaged in deceptive practices?
Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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