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| Title | News Article: English Language Learners in New Jersey Schools |
| Body | From http://www.nj.com/newsflash/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-24/117087834438600.xml&storylist=jersey&thispage=1 In NJ schools, lots of languages and little time to teach English BY GEOFF MULVIHILL The Associated Press February 7, 2007 For educators in schools as diverse as Ventnor Elementary in New Jersey, the challenges of teaching are growing. The complicated business of teaching children the English language, as well as how to read, write and do math is nothing new. But the pressure to do it quickly is increasing. Under federal education policy, the students who are just learning English are now held to the same expectations on standardized tests given in English as children who uttered their first words in English. According to data released Wednesday in the Department of Education's annual New Jersey School Report Card, three-fourths of the state's 2,400 public schools have three or more native languages among students. More than one-third have at least eight native languages represented. Ventnor, a seaside bedroom community whose year-round population of about 11,000 includes many employees of the casinos in neighboring Atlantic City, is an extreme case. Its 1,000 students speak a total of 19 languages. Read the entire article at http://www.nj.com/newsflash/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-24/117087834438600.xml&storylist=jersey&thispage=1 . |
| Source | nj.com |
| Inputdate | 2007-02-18 10:44:01 |
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