Comments on: CORE Supports Bilingual and ESL Teachers Heading to Springfield

By: John Whitfield

John Whitfield — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:11:55 +0000

Bilingual / Bicultural Educational programs, (Dual Language being one of the better forms of BL / BC Ed.)
and ESL, that has always been the main component of Bilingual Education programs, is here to stay in Chicago, and in Illinois. And it won’t fall by the way side, like the obliterated schools that have been closed, and that have been subsequently privatized, while the sheepish CTU has looked stood by. ESL programs alone, when there are multiple languages in the school setting, and not twenty speakers of the same language, are worth fighting for also, just as they have always been.
We will fight for it in Springfield, fight for it in Washington, and take the fight wherever it has to be taken. We have Lau vs. Nichols under our arms, and tons of research to prove that we know what works for our ELL students. There has been nothing more important that has happened to me in my life, than having become bilingual, and my own three students all having benefited from becoming bilingual in the Chicago Public Schools, graduates of Morgan Park HS, Kelly HS, and Kennedy HS.

By: jpottery2002

jpottery2002 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:41:27 +0000

You need a paypal account. Otherwise you can send a check, $35 for teachers, $20 for PSRPs and associate memberships. Please send it to CORE
2522 W. 40th Street
Chicago, IL. 60632

By: groltz

groltz — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:48:41 +0000

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By: Lupita

Lupita — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:58:05 +0000

How does one join CORE? Your link for joining does not work. Why can´t I see what I am writing? The letters are tiny and light. Thank you for your work and I hope you make some changes on your page so teachers can unite and communicate.