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From http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/09/10/what-schools-can-learn-from-charters-about-teaching-english-language-learners

What schools can learn from charters about teaching English language learners
Best practices for encouraging proficiency among ELL, Latino students include strong community support
By Meris Stansbury
September 10, 2010

As charter schools become testing grounds for innovative approaches to education, many of these schools with high English language learner (ELL) and Latino enrollments are identifying best practices for how to achieve proficiency with these students. The most important advice: Involve the community and offer after-school activities.

“Next Generation Charter Schools: Meeting the Needs of Latinos and English Language Learners,” a new report released by the Center for American Progress (CAP), details how charter schools can become models for all schools that serve a high number of ELL and Latino students.

Read the full article at http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/09/10/what-schools-can-learn-from-charters-about-teaching-english-language-learners
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