Saturday, October 08, 2005

Schwarzenegger vetoes proposal to offer tests in Spanish

San Diego Union-Trib reports:
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill yesterday by a South County legislator that would have allowed California to test students in Spanish to measure whether schools are meeting federal education goals.

"As an immigrant whose second language is English, I know the importance of mastering English as quickly and as comprehensively as possible in order to be successful in the United States. This bill runs counter to that goal," Schwarzenegger wrote in his veto message.
Who says California will be speaking English in 20 years?