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Report: Federal law could force schools to change language programs
- By JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer
Saturday, October 1, 2005


(10-01) 16:46 PDT SACRAMENTO, (AP) --

The No Child Left Behind Act offers new opportunities for immigrant children and those whose first language is not English to learn the language more quickly, but it poses extra challenges for school districts trying to keep up, according to a new national study.

Nearly half of California's public school students are children of immigrants â€â€