Judge tosses challenge of Arizona programs that teach non-English speaking students

PHOENIX — Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne argued dual language programs – in which students spend half the day learning English and the other half focusing on another language — violate a 2000 voter-approved law that requires those students to be taught only in English, KJZZ radio reported.

Cooper ruled that neither Hobbs nor Mayes have any role in implementing or approving language models under the voter-approved law, so "none of the Defendant Parties has the ability to effect the relief he seeks.

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Judge tosses challenge of Arizona programs that teach non-English speaking studentsA judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Arizona’s schools chief that challenged programs that some school districts use to teach non-English speaking students. Dual language programs involve students spending half the day learning English and the other half focusing on another language.
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