ELL Funding and AIMS Requirement for Graduation

There is a critical article in today's AZ Daily Star that affects ELLs in our state.

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/107413.php

"A federal judge on Friday gave the state 15 days after the legislative session begins next month to finally comply with his order to properly fund English-language programs or face fines of $500,000 per day." [If this issue is not addressed, this fine will go up to $1 million/day on February 23rd.]

"U.S. District Judge Raner Collins of Tucson also ruled that the state cannot require students officially classified as "English language learners" to pass the AIMS tests to graduate from high school. "

Wow! What do you think?

Dr. Judi