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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

The No Child Left Behind Act, an initiative of President Bush, is leaving some Yaqui elders who teach language skills in Arizona behind.

Under the law, teaching assistants are required to obtain a high school diploma or equivalent. That puts Narciso Bule-Garcia and Maria Cupis, who teach the Yaqui language to students in Tucson, out of job until they meet the requirements.

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Regulations trip up language program (The Arizona Daily Star in The Arizona Republic 9/30)
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