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| Title | Article: 4 Prince George's County Schools to Convert to Immersion Schools |
| Body | From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/02/AR2008070201603.html Conversion Plan Would Meet Demand for Specialty Schools By Nelson Hernandez July 3, 2008 The Prince George's County Board of Education endorsed a plan last week to convert five underenrolled schools into specialized academies to create more space for its popular language immersion and Montessori programs. The move is an attempt to relieve pressure on the long waiting lists that have formed for admission to academically successful programs such as the Robert Goddard and John Hanson French immersion and Montessori programs. In a presentation Thursday night, Superintendent John E. Deasy said the school system was able to meet 25 percent of the demand for language immersion programs and 10 percent of the demand for studio, visual and performing arts programs. Deasy's plan would turn Columbia Park and Fort Washington Forest elementary schools into Spanish immersion schools, Thomas Claggett Elementary into a French immersion program, Matthew Henson Elementary into a Chinese immersion program and Benjamin D. Foulois Elementary into a performing and creative arts school. Read the entire article at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/02/AR2008070201603.html . |
| Source | Washington Post |
| Inputdate | 2008-07-07 12:16:56 |
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