Due to declining enrollment, SFUSD can no longer maintain a Filipino dual-language class at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School.
Due to declining enrollment, The San Francisco Unified School District can no longer maintain a Filipino dual-language class at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School.
“As part of the school community for the past five years, I’ve witnessed firsthand multiple times when the school has made top-down decisions to weaken or cut back Filipino language studies without involving community input,” said Ruby Turalba, parent of a middle school student at Bessie Carmichael.
The San Francisco Bay Area holds one of the largest Filipino populations in the country, second only to Los Angeles. But the Los Angeles Unified School District does not have a Filipino language immersion course, despite serving more students who identify as Filipino. Peregrines hatch most chicks in recorded history of Alcatraz Island Alcatraz has been a haven for birds, largely because of the lack of predators
The aim is to have at least half of California public school students bilingual by 2040. But the initiative also notes the importance of immersion classes beyond language proficiency — programs like the one at Bessie Carmichael School, which would be expanded under the initiative, teaches both the Filipino language and culture.
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