[EDLING:305] Funds for Nevada's English-learning program jeopardized

[Francis M. Hult]

ScrippsNews

Funds for Nevada's English-learning program jeopardized

The U.S. Education Department plans to trim $2.6 million from Nevada's share of 
funds for English-language learners, baffling state educators who say the 30 
percent reduction from the past school year will jeopardize services and 
programs for students. 

Almost all those federal dollars were earmarked for Clark County, where nearly 
one out of every five students has been identified as an English-language 
learner. The county includes Las Vegas. 

"It's illogical to cut funding in a state that's growing so rapidly," Clark 
County Schools Superintendent Walt Rulffes said. "Something has gone haywire." 

The preliminary federal budget calls for Nevada to receive just over $6 million 
for language programs, down from $8.6 million in the prior fiscal year. 

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