Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Parents decry cuts to ELL services to Council | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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Parents decry cuts to ELL services to Council

Although one in eight students in Philadelphia public schools now come from homes in which English is the second language, services for them are being dismantled through the District's budget cuts, activists told City Council.
Schools serving these students lack materials, are largely staffed by inexperienced teachers in overcrowded classrooms, do not have enough counselors, and have cut back crucial translation and outreach services to parents, they said.
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