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Chinese classes growing in popularity across Missouri
By Valerie Schremp Hahn
March 1, 2009

Chinese is spoken by more people than any other language, and China has the second-largest economy in the world. While the trend to teach Chinese in traditional schools isn't exactly sweeping Missouri, schools across the country are signing on, even in far-reaching corners like Bowling Green.

Two Missouri public school districts offered Chinese classes two school years ago. This year, at least seven do, most of them in the Kansas City area. In Illinois, at least 30 districts and private schools, most in the Chicago area, offer Chinese instruction.

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