Students in Yvonne McDaniel's Reading English for Speakers of Other Languages, or ESOL, class participate in English-language exercises during summer school at McAllum High School in Austin, Texas, Jul. 31, 2013.
Students in Yvonne McDaniel's Reading English for Speakers of Other Languages, or ESOL, class participate in English-language exercises during summer school at McAllum High School in Austin, Texas, Jul. 31, 2013. Gabriel Cristóver Pérez

Washington has passed a bill that offers grants to public school districts to expand or create dual-language programs. But the new law has no guaranteed funding. Because the state legislature remains deadlocked on its 2017-19 budget, the money cannot be injected into the public education system. The bill pledged to provide grants of up to $200,000 for these language programs. (The Seattle Times)

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