Bilingual Certification Under Inquiry in Houston
Authorities in Houston are investigating allegations that as many as 90 bilingual-education teachers with almost no English skills and no college degree are teaching in the Houston Independent School District.
The district has placed the director and four other employees of its alternative-certification program on leave with pay until the investigations are completed, district officials said.
The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Harris County district attorney's office are investigating allegations ranging from visa fraud to improper...
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