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[quote=Anonymous]Public language immersion programs are set up in different ways in different US cities. DC doesn't seem to try attract or accommodate native speakers to programs that don't teach Spanish.

One of my cousins sends his children to a public immersion program in Northern Cal with three different admissions lotteries: one for kids who don't speak Chinese at home, one for kids who speak any Chinese dialect but Mandarin at home, and one kids from Mandarin dominant homes.  Each lottery provides one-third of the students.  Another cousins sends her children to the D'Avila School in San Fran where all students are put in 50% immersion Cantonese through 5th grade. Cantonese is used to attract native speakers, around 3/4 of whom are Cantonese or Toisanese (sub-dialect of Cantonese) speakers in the Bay Area, to promote high standards for speaking.  The D'Avila students transition from Cantonese to Mandarin in MS, with most going on to knock it out of the park on standardized HS Chinese exams. 
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