[Vision2020] Irony of the Week

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 06:29:11 -0800

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Irony of the Week: Last Thursday, Massachusetts Teachers Association =
President Catherine Boudreau testified before the legislature's Joint =
Committee on Education, Arts and Humanities against the state's English =
immersion law, which passed through a 2002 ballot initiative with 68 =
percent of the vote. The reason? It infringes on parental choice. "The =
new law's lack of choice is not good for parents who want their children =
to have instruction in their native language or who prefer a program =
other than sheltered immersion," she said, adding that the union is =
supporting legislation that would give districts and parents more =
educational choices. MTA's championing of parental choice does not, =
however, extend to charter schools. The union is pursuing a moratorium =
on the establishment of new charters.

Best,
Dale
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