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From http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/07/10/43apomaha_web.h26.html?tmp=1180580629

Omaha Schools Expand Dual-Language Program
July 10, 2007

Omaha Public Schools will expand its dual-language immersion program this fall, making it one of 10 public school districts nationwide to offer it to all grade levels.

Classes offered through the dual-language program are comprised of a mix of students who mostly speak English or whose first language in Spanish. Instruction is given in both languages.

Achievement results recently presented to the OPS school board showed that elementary students who were enrolled in the program scored better in reading and math than students who were not.

Read the entire article at http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/07/10/43apomaha_web.h26.html?tmp=1180580629 .

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