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In Arkansas, schools are supposed to teach in English. Here’s how one district gets around it.

Mentors and liaisons in Springdale are determined to help Marshallese students preserve their language and culture, despite state law. And they hope their programs can grow.

In Arkansas, schools are supposed to teach in English. Here’s how one district gets around it.
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Once, students were punished for speaking Spanish. Here, they are honored.

Once, students were punished for speaking Spanish. Here, they are honored.
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Bilingual education: The cost of doing nothing

Bilingual education: The cost of doing nothing
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Bilingual education in the South: Confronting the challenges

Bilingual education in the South: Confronting the challenges
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Bilingual education in the South: When teachers and students connect across cultures

Bilingual education in the South: When teachers and students connect across cultures
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Bilingual education in the South: It is happening, even here

The number of Latinos in US schools is rising faster than any other group. And their share of the school population is rising fastest in the South.

Bilingual education in the South: It is happening, even here
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Immigrant kids have it better than their parents when it comes to English

Immigrants to the US have many challenges. One of them is to keep up with their children when it comes to English, so they can stay involved with their kids' education.

Immigrant kids have it better than their parents when it comes to English
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Wanted: Bilingual teachers. And here's how one school is filling the gap

The number of English language learners in the US is growing fast, but the shortage of bilingual teachers is not. One Texas school district is finding a fix across the border.

Wanted: Bilingual teachers. And here's how one school is filling the gap