Poll: Language a barrier for Latinos in schools
In this Monday, July 26, 2010 photo, Doris Chiquito, right, and her children Jonathan, 11, left, and Ariana Gonzalez, 8, are shown at their home in Coral Gables, Fla. Chiquito, 30, who was born in the U.S. to Ecuadorian parents, is among those who hope their children will maintain the Hispanic culture. Chiquito, fluent in English, says she enrolled her son and daughter in bilingual classes so they would also speak Spanish and not "feel ashamed of being Hispanic." (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)By Hope Yen and Christine Armario
Associated Press Writers / August 5, 2010
Associated Press Writers / August 5, 2010
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WASHINGTON—English only?
With Hispanic enrollment surging in schools, many Spanish-speaking parents are having trouble helping their children with homework or communicating with U.S. teachers as English-immersion classes proliferate in K-12.
An Associated Press-Univision poll highlights the language and cultural obstacles for the nation's Latinos, who lag behind others when it comes to graduating from high school.
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