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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.

Posted: Wed, Jun 18, 2008 · 2:05 PM ET

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