
Gov opposes bilingual textbooks
From the AP wire, as reported in the San Jose Mercury News…
"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he believes full immersion is the best approach to teaching English and will not support a Senate bill that would force the state Board of Education to approve bilingual textbooks in California classrooms.
"‘I learned English by immersion, and believe in my heart that full immersion is the best method of teaching language that exists,’ he wrote this week to Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland.
"The letter, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, is in response to a bill by Sen. Martha Escutia, D-Whittier, which would require the board to approve bilingual textbooks."
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"Schwarzenegger said in his letter that he wants to see the board’s funding restored but won’t sign legislation segregating English learners. ‘I cannot … endorse any effort which may lead to the creation of separate… Read More