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| Title | School District, Media Reach Out to Spanish-Speaking Families |
| Body | From http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/newsline/archives/2007/02/school_district_2.html School District, Media Reach Out to Spanish-Speaking Families Austin American-Statesman (TX) February 18, 2007 Katie Humphrey reports that more than 1,000 people attended the inaugural Feria para Aprender (Fair for Learning) on Saturday morning at Austin's Burger Center. The Austin school district and local Spanish-language media, including ¡Ahora sí!, a weekly newspaper published by the Austin American-Statesman, organized the free event to provide Spanish-speaking parents with information about the American education system and education-oriented nonprofit groups. More than 70 nonprofit organizations, such as LifeWorks and Girl Scouts, set up booths to provide information about subjects such as early childhood education and filling out financial aid forms for college. School district officials realized that there was a demand for such an event, which was conducted almost exclusively in Spanish, when they got feedback from parents who heard daily education tips on a local Spanish-language radio station. "We really want to offer [parents] context about education, instead of just saying, 'Get diplomas,'" event Chairwoman Sylvia Acevedo said. "If you weren't brought up middle class in the U.S., you might not know what that means." Read the entire article at http://tinyurl.com/2f6zdz . |
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| Inputdate | 2007-03-04 05:19:42 |
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