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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If there is no inbound Spanish-speaking population why couldn't DCPS dream big and try a different language? Chinese?[/quote] The real issue is teacher licensing and hiring. DCPS has asinine licensing procedures for language teachers. They have to pass a crap test called the Praxis in English even if they are teaching content in another language. Charters can hire whomever they want. Virginia has it's own licensing test for language teachers. Maryland allows the Puerto Rican version of the Praxis for Spanish teachers. DCPS can't offer competitive immersion programs until this is addressed. This is part of the reason only one of the eight DCPS immersion programs is at the Reward (highest) level.[/quote]
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