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From http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2016/02/schools_with_high-performing_e.html

High Schools with College-Bound ELLs Share Common Practices, Study Finds
By Corey Mitchell
February 12, 2016

A study of six high schools with higher-than-average academic outcomes for English-language learners found that the schools share common design elements, including intentionally hiring immigrants and former ELLs, according to a Stanford University Graduate School of Education study.

Staff members at the schools often speak students' home languages and have significant international traveling experience, which helps them "understand ELLs' perspectives, communicate with them, and serve as role models for students," the report found.

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