The enrollment of students learning English as a new language has soared in recent years. But a report found “systemic breakdowns” in their education. Source: New York Times
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N.Y.’s Push for Weather Alerts in More Languages Highlights Greater Need
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2022
The storm hit the city’s immigrant communities hard, and the New York attorney general called this week for severe weather alerts to be sent in more languages. Advocates say deeper changes are needed. Source: New York Times
With Remote Learning, a 12-Year-Old Knows Her English Is Slipping Away
By Gotham Rex on December 29, 2020
In New York City, 142,000 children are learning English in school. Online classes are especially challenging for them. Source: New York Times