	March/April 2006
ELL Blog Summary: Postings from February 2006 to Present English Immersion Constitutional Amendment Proposed in Colorado 3.27.06: Colorado voters may get another chance this November to vote on an English immersion amendment. Major Shake Up at NABE 3.04.06: NABE's relatively new executive director is out of a job. A bevy of posts to a bilingual education listserve ask why. Findings From National Literacy Panel Released 2.25.06: Get a sneak peek at the final report from the National Literacy Panel. The final report will be available this May. Proposition 227: A Success or a Failure? 2.22.06: Is Proposition 227 a blessing in disguise? Proposition 227: Findings from a Five-Year Evaluation 2.22.06: See the results! The five year findings on Proposition 227 are in. Update: Bilingual Education in Texas 2.12.06: Texas is content with the status of their bilingual programs, according to the State Board of Education. Various Civil Rights Groups File Legal Action to Better Support ELLs in Texas 2.9.06: Texas schools have been targeted by civil rights groups for failing to provide adequate funding for ELL programs. Find out who's upset and why. Bush's FY2007 Budget: A Wash for ELL Programs? 2.9.06: Is Bush's 2007 budget a bust for education? Will Congress vote to slash the budget for Even Start and other programs to the tune of $3.5 billion? The End of Bilingual Education in Texas? 2.3.06: Will Texas undo years of bilingual education? Various supporters of structured English immersion were invited to present to the board. Anti-Bilingual Education Advocate Profiled in Education Week 2.3.06: Meet Margaret Garcia Dugan, the deputy superintendent of Arizona's public schools and see why she supports English-only measures. The Progress of ELs in California According to the LAO 2.3.06: Update of California's Legislative Analyst's Office 2004 publication shows no evidence that "students are learning English more quickly than in the past." To read more, visit the ELL Blog at http://www.coursecrafters.com/blog/. And make sure to check back on a regular basis for updates.
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March/April 2006

ELL Blog Summary: Postings from February 2006 to Present

English Immersion Constitutional Amendment Proposed in Colorado

3.27.06: Colorado voters may get another chance this November to vote on an English immersion amendment.

Major Shake Up at NABE

3.04.06: NABE's relatively new executive director is out of a job. A bevy of posts to a bilingual education listserve ask why.

Findings From National Literacy Panel Released

2.25.06: Get a sneak peek at the final report from the National Literacy Panel. The final report will be available this May.

Proposition 227: A Success or a Failure?

2.22.06: Is Proposition 227 a blessing in disguise?

Proposition 227: Findings from a Five-Year Evaluation

2.22.06: See the results! The five year findings on Proposition 227 are in.

Update: Bilingual Education in Texas

2.12.06: Texas is content with the status of their bilingual programs, according to the State Board of Education.

Various Civil Rights Groups File Legal Action to Better Support ELLs in Texas

2.9.06: Texas schools have been targeted by civil rights groups for failing to provide adequate funding for ELL programs. Find out who's upset and why.

Bush's FY2007 Budget: A Wash for ELL Programs?

2.9.06: Is Bush's 2007 budget a bust for education? Will Congress vote to slash the budget for Even Start and other programs to the tune of $3.5 billion?

The End of Bilingual Education in Texas?

2.3.06: Will Texas undo years of bilingual education? Various supporters of structured English immersion were invited to present to the board.

Anti-Bilingual Education Advocate Profiled in Education Week

2.3.06: Meet Margaret Garcia Dugan, the deputy superintendent of Arizona's public schools and see why she supports English-only measures.

The Progress of ELs in California According to the LAO

2.3.06: Update of California's Legislative Analyst's Office 2004 publication shows no evidence that "students are learning English more quickly than in the past."

To read more, visit the ELL Blog at http://www.coursecrafters.com/blog/. And make sure to check back on a regular basis for updates.