Monthly Archive for Bill Sizemore
Bill Sizemore Stories Posted in June 2008
Initiative Set for Ballot Would Curb Bilingual Ed
Category: Bill Sizemore · State: Oregon · Source: Oregon Statesman-Journal
An initiative to end bilingual education in Oregon has qualified for the November ballot, officials with the secretary of state's office said. If approved by voters, Initiative No. 19 — sponsored by Bill Sizemore — would ban bilingual education for all children in public schools learning English as a Second Language after two years of instruction. The proposed statutory amendment does allow for instruction of a foreign language to English-speaking students.
Pair Propose ‘Juries’ to Aid Voters
Category: Bill Sizemore · State: Oregon · Source: Eugene Register-Guard
The jury — 12 ordinary citizens gathered to weigh the facts and determine a defendant’s guilt or innocence — has served Oregon’s legal system since statehood. Now, a political reform group wants juries to help Oregon voters judge ballot initiatives. A pair who met in graduate school at the University of Oregon, Tyrone Reitman and Elliot Shuford, have formed Healthy Democracy Oregon, which plans to recruit citizens of various ages, party affiliations, education levels and geographic regions to serve on a 24-member citizens’ jury this fall. According to their plan, the jurors will spend several days at Salem’s Chemeketa Community College studying and discussing a yet-to-be-selected initiative and issue their independent assessment and recommendation to voters.
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