Dallas, area schools struggle as need for bilingual classes grows

[Francis Hult]

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. 

 

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