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From http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/12/most_oregon_schools_too_slow_g.html

Most Oregon schools slow to get English learners proficient
By Betsy Hammond
December 10, 2009

After five or more years learning English as their second language in Oregon schools, 75 percent of those students still are not proficient in English according to a report out today.

Portland Public Schools has failed its English language learners for so long that the state this fall cut off federal funding for students with limited English proficiency, a loss of more than $600,000 a year to the state's largest district.

The Oregon Department of Education says it's crucial that schools help students gain proficiency in English, and the U.S. Department of Education says five years should be enough time for a typical student to master the language.

But most districts aren't coming close to that target.

Read the full article at http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2009/12/most_oregon_schools_too_slow_g.html
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