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| Title | Arizona Schools Struggle to Pay for English-Learner Program |
| Body | From http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/08/10/20080810bts-ell0810.html Schools struggle to pay for English-learner program by Ray Parker Aug. 10, 2008 Arizona public schools have struggled with how to pay for a new state program teaching immigrant students English, especially since districts requested around $300 million but received only $40 million. This school year, 140,000 Arizona students not proficient in English will be given four hours a day of language instruction. That is slightly more than 10 percent of Arizona's 1 million public-school children in about 330 districts and charter schools. Arizona is under a court order to improve instruction to children struggling to learn English. Read the entire article at http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/08/10/20080810bts-ell0810.html . |
| Source | Arizona Republic |
| Inputdate | 2008-08-17 09:51:30 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2008-08-17 09:51:30 |
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| Publishdate | 2008-08-18 00:00:00 |
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