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From https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/07/how-america-educates-immigrants/533484/

The Schools Transforming Immigrant Education
Schools for newcomers are trying to better meet their unique needs, but some worry they’re perpetuating segregation practices of old.
by Natalie Gross
July 13, 2017

“Programs affiliated with the [International Network for Public Schools] vary in structure: Some, like the international academies at Cardozo and Roosevelt Senior High School in D.C. and their Alexandria, Virginia counterparts at T.C. Williams High School and Francis C. Hammond Middle School, function as schools within a traditional public school. They have separate counselors, teachers, and classrooms but the same top-level administration as their parent schools.

“Other models, like International High School at Largo and International High School at Langley Park in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are entirely separate schools. Though initially launched with funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the schools will be fully supported by district funds in the upcoming school year.

“No matter the model, these schools share a common goal—to enable ELL students to become proficient English speakers who are prepared for college by the time they leave high school, Luft said. The network has grown to 27 schools since its official launch in 2004, and is eyeing further expansion next school year.”

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