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MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2003

Bilingual education at schools in Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta seems like a no-brainer: Parents demand lessons in Yup'ik and English.

But the mandates of the federal Leave No Child Behind Act worry parents and administrators. Students whose Yup'ik education reaches into third grade don't test well on state English exams. The schools are then placed on the "crisis" list and face cuts in federal funding unless their scores improve.

There are also parents who want English taught exclusively. They say Yup'ik is being taught in the home and it should stay there.

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Native tongue (The Anchorage Daily News 4/20)