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The drop-in classes will take place on Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. at the Diamond Hill/Jarvis branch. English language learners can join the weekly program at any time and as often as they like.
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Since 2008, the number of Texas students learning English as a second language who take longer than five years to become proficient is growing.
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This fall, the Trump administration announced it's lowering the annual cap on the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. That change is affecting how…
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It’s a little after 6:30 at night inside Daugherty Elementary in Garland, but classes are in session. Alvaro Méndez stands in front of a group of eager…
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Imagine coming to this country and not knowing how to speak the language. More than 7,800 refugees came to Texas during the 2016 fiscal year, and many of…
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For four decades most adults wanting to learn to English have turned to Texas public schools. That will change next summer, causing immediate confusion…
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Nearly 20 percent of all Texas public school students don’t speak fluent English. The challenge for teachers is how to communicate with these students and…
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When families arrive from another country, school districts have to determine a student’s home language and explain to parents how the school system here…
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Learning a new language isn’t easy. It’s even harder if you haven’t been to school in decades. That hasn’t stopped 85-year-old Pablo Valverde, an East…
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In the heart of Oak Cliff is an institution -- Imported Books, a bookstore that Robert Jones has been running out of the front rooms of his house since…
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The Nation’s Report Card for student performance came out Wednesday, and, at first glance, the news may seem disappointing for Dallas. Math and reading…
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Dallas claims more English language learners than any school district in Texas. Despite that, state funding cuts forced the district to close its "intake…