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Title | Article: Immigrants See Charter Schools as a Haven |
Body | From http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/10/education/10charter.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1 Charter schools, which are publicly financed but independently run, were conceived as a way to improve academic performance. But for immigrant families, they have also become havens where their children are shielded from the American youth culture that pervades large district schools. The curriculum at the Twin Cities International Elementary School, and at its partner middle school and high school, is similar to that of other public schools with high academic goals. But at Twin Cities International the girls say they can freely wear head scarves without being teased, the lunchroom serves food that meets the dietary requirements of Muslims, and in every classroom there are East African teaching assistants who understand the needs of students who may have spent years in refugee camps. Twin Cities International students are from Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan, with a small population from the Middle East. Read the entire article at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/10/education/10charter.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1 . |
Source | New York Times |
Inputdate | 2009-01-24 07:01:55 |
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Publishdate | 2009-01-26 00:00:00 |
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