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"More than a quarter of English learners don't make it into mainstream classes by the eighth grade in Los Angeles and most of those who don't were born in the United States, according to a study released Wednesday.
The study by Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at the University of Southern California showed 29 percent of English learners in the Los Angeles Unified School District were still in these classes in the eighth grade. More than half of these students were born in the United States and were in classes for English learners for more than eight years.
'They're staying too long' in these classes, Institute President Harry Pachon told reporters.
'It's much easier to be shunted into the ELL (English language learner) classes than it is to be shunted out,' he said."
"More than a quarter of English learners don't make it into mainstream classes by the eighth grade in Los Angeles and most of those who don't were born in the United States, according to a study released Wednesday.
The study by Tomas Rivera Policy Institute at the University of Southern California showed 29 percent of English learners in the Los Angeles Unified School District were still in these classes in the eighth grade. More than half of these students were born in the United States and were in classes for English learners for more than eight years.
'They're staying too long' in these classes, Institute President Harry Pachon told reporters.
'It's much easier to be shunted into the ELL (English language learner) classes than it is to be shunted out,' he said."