It's sink or swim time.
If they don't learn English let them repeat and repeat till they do. It's the only way. My relatives didn't speak a lick of English when they arrived in the 20's and they PROSPERED. They went to a local highschool to learn it at their OWN expense.
Truly when the government pays for it whether it's state or local it doesn't really matter. If you want to nit pick, it appears the state wasn't doing a good job, hence the federal government stepped in. Nothing would have changed if they didn't.
I'm not sure you understand my point. ESL kids should learn English - but what's the utility of administering tests they cannot read and then holding the district accountable when they inevitably fail? That's just one example of why an all encompassing federal approach doesn't work. It's akin to zero tolerance laws - we need to let people use their judgment.
Truly when the government pays for it whether it's state or local it doesn't really matter.
I'm surprised to hear such a sentiment expressed on a conservative website. I understood conservatives to be in unanimous agreement that power should be decentralized to the greatest extent possible, because only then will individuals be empowered to act.
If you want to nit pick, it appears the state wasn't doing a good job, hence the federal government stepped in. Nothing would have changed if they didn't.
Nothing has changed since they have. Keep in mind that this isn't an either/or proposition. If the state is failing there are any number of options - but resorting to federal mandates is without a doubt among the worst.