Federal Education Officials Probe Los Angeles Teaching of English-Learners
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Los Angeles school superintendent Ramon Cortines, 02 Mar 2010
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The US Department of Education has announced an investigation into the teaching of English-language learners in Los Angeles public schools. These students, who are immigrants or the children of immigrants, make up one-third of the LA school population. The investigation is the first of a number of civil rights actions planned for local school systems around the United States.
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