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In the United States today, there is an urgent need for the educational system to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students. If The current trends in educational achievement continue there will be millions of mostly poor Hispanic, African, Native American, Asian, and American students who will not receive an education that will empower them to fully participate in society Without aggressive changes to address this inadiquisity in educational achievements the future generation of children it is likely that the social economic stability of the Unites States will be negatively effected. Measure 58 proposes to place a two year limit on providing ESL services to at-risk students. This is a one size fits all solution that has no place in the education system. Measure 58 hurts everyone it will block the educational systems ability to provide needs based education to students, furthermore it limits the teachers ability to teach their students and make educational decisions on their behave. Would we support Measure 58 if it put limits on a doctor?s ability to make medical decisions? Measure 58 is racial educational malpractice and if passed the social economic stability of the Unites States will be negatively affected.

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