So that means thousands of Texas children who are working hard every single day to try to learn English are going to be left behind without the support that they need. So this Senate Bill 2 doesn't give those English learners more choices. It gives them fewer choices. It takes away the funding that public schools rely on to hire those bilingual teachers to provide those specialty programs that they need and to close those achievement gaps. (03:59–04:06)
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Asserts that the bill reduces educational options for English learners.
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