Dallas, area schools struggle as need for bilingual classes grows

[Harold Schiffman]

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Dallas News



Dallas, area schools struggle as need for bilingual classes grows



Bilingual education is supposed to be expanding to more languages,
such as Vietnamese and Arabic, but many school districts can't find
the teachers to handle the two-language classes.



"The teacher shortage that was there for Spanish now translates to
other languages," said Shannon Terry, Garland ISD's director of
English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual education.



Area districts are recruiting for next school year, searching for
tough-to-staff areas such as math and science. But bilingual teachers
are also in high demand.



Full story:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/DN-newbilingual_29met.State.Bulldog.19a4e18.html




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