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From http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/2427228.html

Charter school focusing on Hmong children proposed in Sacramento
By Diana Lambert
December 30, 2009

A group of Sacramento parents, educators and business professionals wants to open a charter school that will focus on teaching Hmong children, who have largely fallen through the cracks at regular public schools.

The Yav Pem Suab Academy would serve kindergartners through sixth-graders. It would focus on teaching methods tailored to helping Hmong students learn but, as a public school, will be open to all students.

Students at the academy would attend school year-round, four days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. – the equivalent of 100 more days than the average school.

The school day would include Hmong language classes and three hours of enrichment – music, drama, dance, agriculture, quilting or drawing – as well as state-mandated courses.

Read the full article at http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/2427228.html
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