Re: Jan. 15 Homeroom blog item "Four elementaries chosen for dual language program" on statesman.com.

Congratulations to four elementary schools that will lead the Austin school district's dual-language programs. Many students who wait to study a second language in high school do not become proficient, nor are they well-prepared to learn languages.

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Published 12/10/2009

AUSTIN – The number of Texas children on a waiting list to attend a public charter school more than doubled last year, according to new data released this afternoon by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
“For the 2008-09 school year, we identified 40,813 students on waiting lists, more than doubling last year’s total,” said Brooke Terry, education policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “These numbers demonstrate a large parental and student demand for options other than the traditional public school.”

Lupe Ramos, LOCAL CONTRIBUTOR
Monday, December 28, 2009

"From recent news coverage and editorials and the public response to them it's clear that some members of the community don't understand what dual-language programs are, much less how dual-language and other bilingual programs in Texas work..."

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