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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many low income kids are not even on grade level in ELA.

Why would you put them in an immersion program in another language when they can’t even get English proficiency?

Also immersion program in preK has zero English and later 50% less ELA.

Immersion is a niche and an option. It’s best suited for kids who are higher performing or are at least proficient in ELA.

Above is why immersion is not as popular with lower SES.  Also they can’t support or supplement either if child is struggling in the language.[/quote]

At my kid’s school, 50% of the population was Spanish dominant, so delivering content like math in Spanish was a plus for kids who were behind. 
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You know these programs are not for the Spanish dominant kids by where the put them.  If they were, they would have them in Brightwood and Columbia Heights.  DC has Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations and large Anti-ICE protests in Columbia Heights, but can’t lift a finger to let them have a bilingual program.  [/quote]

What do you think the CH in CHEC stands for?[/quote]

You mean DCPS’s dual language middle school with 0 dual language feeder elementary schools?  Do you think makes any sense?  
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