[EDLING:366] Talking the talk: Bilingual Mexican teachers filling Utah need

[Francis M. Hult]

Salt Lake Tribune

Talking the talk: Bilingual Mexican teachers filling Utah need

Utah schools have a shortage of teachers and an abundance of children from 
homes where Spanish is the primary language. 
    That's why an agreement with the Mexican Ministry of Education that brings 
Mexican teachers north to spend several years teaching in Utah schools is a 
smart move. The visiting teacher program helps the state meet both challenges 
while advancing understanding here and in Mexico of the other country's 
culture. 
    The 10 teachers chosen for the visiting educator program won't, by any 
means, solve the growing problem of too few teachers. Still, every qualified 
teacher helps, and, more to the point, these Mexican educators can provide a 
bridge over the communication barrier that adds to the frustration of so many 
immigrant students and their parents. 

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