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| Title | Utah Educators Sign Agreement with France |
| Body | From http://www.sltrib.com/education/ci_14265745 Utah educators sign agreement with France Schools ยป State hopes to exchange teachers with France By Lisa Schencker January 25, 2010 Teacher Elisabeth Wignacourt is one of three teachers from France that the French government is paying to work in Utah schools as part of the state's dual-immersion program this year. And Monday, Utah education leaders signed an agreement with French officials to continue the cooperation in hopes of bringing more French teachers here from France and eventually sending Utah teachers there to teach English. In all, 25 Utah schools now have state-funded dual-immersion programs, including the schools where the three teachers from France work, said Gregg Roberts, a world languages specialist at the State Office of Education. Typically starting in first grade, students in the programs spend half their day with a teacher who speaks English and the other half with a teacher who speaks either French, Mandarin or Spanish. Roberts said dual-immersion language programs will expand to 14 more schools this fall. Read the full article at http://www.sltrib.com/education/ci_14265745 |
| Source | Salt Lake Tribune |
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