Calif. tops nation in English language learners
Students learning English speak more than 150 languages nationwide. The challenges schools face in teaching these students may be most evident in California, which hosts the most English language learners in the country.
The number of English language learners is growing across the country, representing one in four California students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, according to the Migration Policy Institute, an independent research group.
In an analysis of 2008-09 state education reports [PDF], released Wednesday, the institute found that Spanish was the predominant language for the vast majority of California's 1.5 million English language learners.
Green Chemistry rules draw toxic reaction
Environmentalists are accusing the Schwarzenegger administration of gutting a landmark California law designed to reduce the number of harmful chemicals in consumer products.
Expectations were set high when the Green Chemistry Initiative was created two years ago and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger predicted it would move "California to the forefront of the nation and the world" in cutting harmful