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| Title | News Article: Latin Popular in Britain |
| Body | From http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2078574,00.html Latin storms state schools: Once the preserve of private schools, the language of the Romans is even booming in Britain's inner cities Anushka Asthana, education correspondent Sunday May 13, 2007 'Res ipsa loquitur,' (the thing speaks for itself) said MP and columnist Boris Johnson when asked to describe his love for Latin. Steeped in classics, he thinks it 'tragic' that the subject has been 'ghettoised in independent schools' for decades. So Johnson will be the first to welcome today's news that Britain's state schools are experiencing an astonishing renaissance in Latin. The number of state secondary schools offering Latin has soared from 200 three years ago to 459, new research will reveal today. From after-school clubs for gifted pupils to pan-European contests and on-line courses, Latin is in vogue. Read the entire article at http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2078574,00.html . |
| Source | Guardian Unlimited |
| Inputdate | 2007-05-27 06:46:29 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-05-28 00:00:00 |
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