Inching ever closer to trying to eliminate English from our schools. If they don't want to speak English they should leave now.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f ... 003&sc=611

Tests unfair to non-English speaking students, lawsuit claims
- By JENNIFER COLEMAN, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, June 1, 2005


(06-01) 13:52 PDT SACRAMENTO, (AP) --


Ten school districts filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state, claiming students who are learning to speak English should be tested in their native language as mandated by federal law.


The school districts, joined by two bilingual-education advocacy groups, say the 1.6 million students and their schools are penalized because tests given in English do not accurately measure how well English-learners understand academic subjects.


The federal No Child Left Behind Act, signed by President Bush in 2002, requires schools to show academic improvement among their students each year, with a goal of having every child proficient in reading and math by 2014.


Schools that don't show adequate yearly progress toward that goal are penalized, said attorney Marc Coleman, one of the attorneys representing the districts and the two interest groups â€â€