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From http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=133790&src=1

Mexico, Illinois join to supply bilingual teachers
By Emily Krone
February 13, 2008

The Mexican government will help Illinois schools recruit Mexican teachers for bilingual classrooms under a new program announced Tuesday during Mexican President Felipe Calderon's visit to Chicago.

Illinois school districts have recruited Spanish-speaking teachers from abroad for years, as the state's English learner population exploded and demand for qualified bilingual teachers far outstripped local supply.

The program announced Tuesday would take much of the burden of international recruitment off individual districts.

Read the entire article at http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=133790&src=1 .

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