Bronx, Refugees, and Spanish-Language Test

Some interesting pieces from Mary Ann Zehr of Education Week:

New School in the Bronx for Older Immigrant Youth
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2008/12/new_school_in_the_bronx_for_ol.html

‘Bush’s War, Our Refugees’
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2008/12/bushs_war_our_refugees.htmll

Oregon Suspends Use of Aprenda—a Spanish-Language Test
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2008/12/oregon_suspends_use_of_aprenda.html

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