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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some ideas:

https://tcf.org/content/commentary/improving-equitable-access-dual-language-immersion-charter-schools-washington-d-c/?agreed=1
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"Instead, the city could simplify the process by only allowing students whose families qualify as low-income to register their children for the EL preference. This would ensure that, for instance, privileged families who strategically employ linguistically diverse nannies would not qualify, while providing more equitable access for EL children from low-income backgrounds. In addition to being much simpler to implement, this approach would dovetail with existing D.C. policy thinking around whether to allow schools to give “at-risk” students preferential weighting in school lotteries."

Wow this sounds like a great idea. Low-income, language dominant preference at immersion schools. Much like at DCPS dual language schools, but, also targeting at risk kids a bit more. But even if it were just a language dominant preference, or EL preference rather, that would be amazing. I didn't realize there were so many options; I have only ever heard that Congress prevents immersion schools from balancing out their native speakers with English speakers, end of story. 
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