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Stanford University
Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University
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Sean Reardon
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FROM Sean Reardon
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Is Bilingual Education Making a Comeback? In 1998, California voters passed Proposition 227 , to require public-school instruction in English only. Prop 227 passed by 60%, ended bilingual education in California. Last week the State Senate education committee recommended that Prop 227 be repealed. Democrat Ricardo Lara wants another ballot measure in 2016.
Which Way, L.A.?
Is California's High School Exit Exam Discriminatory? Advocates of the California High School Exit Exam said it would boost student performance. Opponents insisted it would increase the dropout rate. It hasn’t done either one. That’s according to a study financed by the James Irvine Foundation. Associate Professor Sean Reardon at Stanford was the lead researcher
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?
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How was the trip? President Trump's travels got less fun as he went from the Middle East to Europe.
Left, Right & Center
President Trump: US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord Trump says he was elected to serve Pittsburgh, not Paris.
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Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.