Immigrants: Public Schools

Desperate Measures Dept: B.C. teachers and administrators are right to raise concerns about immigrants resorting to desperate measures to pass English 12, according to Vancouver Sun. The English as a Second Language program was introduced to provide immigrants with a level of instruction beyond what the average classroom provides. Public schools receive funding for every ESL student they take in, which is supposed to be an incentive for them to help immigrants and re: Struggling students buying passing grades, Vancouver principal warns, June 18; Sub-literate, cheating students drag the others down, Letters, June 30 But what has been missing from this conversation is a closer look at why "sub-literate" students feel the need to "buy" inflated grades in the first place. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.