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[quote=Anonymous]I'm actually VERY familiar with the history and live in a zone where one of the programs used to be hosted.  The problem is the model is outdated, the demographics of the region have changed drastically since Brown v. Board, and the limited interaction between the wealthy kids drawn in from out of boundary really limits the benefit of "integration" supposedly accomplished.  In our area, it is common knowledge that you apply to the immersion programs to avoid the local schools.  This contributes to an ever-increasing poverty rate at those local schools, which are pretty much abandoned by the in-boundary middle class families.  So while some of the schools that host the programs may experience a benefit of at least the appearance of integration, it consolidates poverty at the schools that parents have given up on.  There is not a net benefit there.  There are some very clear losers.   The program should adjust to the times.  Given the huge increase in the local hispanic population, there is a very real need to start refining our approach to english language learning through the dual language model. [/quote]

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