• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / Education / Communicating about Chinese classes

Communicating about Chinese classes

September 30, 2009 By WRN Contributor

Chinese classes will now be voluntary in two of Janesville’s elementary schools after concerns were voiced by parents and teachers about the required language classes. It was a mixed reaction to the mandate at a school board meeting Tuesday.

AUDIO: Community reacts (MP3 :26)

Although the school board previously approved the program in July, members say they didn’t know Chinese was mandatory for certain grades.

Director of Instruction Donna Behn says she contacted principals about the mandatory initiative last summer but says with staffing cuts, including a school secretary and curriculum coordinator, the notice didn’t get its proper attention.

“I was trying to put too many balls in the air and I dropped one,” says Behn.

The board voted Tuesday 5-to-2 with one abstention to change the classes from mandatory to voluntary. Administrators have two weeks to decide how best to implement it.

Contributed by Beth Wheelock-WCLO

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Education





compeer financial celebrates beef month

Featured Stories

Wisconsin DNR warns of elevated fire danger this week

Baldwin announces U.S. Senate reelection bid

‘Tragic, terrible’ – Sheriff on Barron County police officers deaths

Two police officers killed in Barron County shootout

UW System Regents approve tuition increase

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Evers’ AmFam funding plan ‘a nonstarter’ with Assembly Republicans

New pitch clock could speed up MLB games this season, says UW expert

Giannis breaks franchise scoring record, Bucks beat Nets in OT

Wisconsin’s Davis declares for NBA Draft

Badgers to face Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2023 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC