Census finds 20 percent of kids speak non English at home
A Census Bureau report from 2000 shows about 20 percent of school age children live in homes where English is not the primary language. More than 3.05 million foreign born residents came from Mexico, with 7 million estimated undocumented nationwide.
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Influx of immigrants strains ESL programs in MD schools
In Takoma Park and across Montgomery County, Peace Corps volunteers will assist ESL for about 50 staffers at Rolling Terrace Elementary and Broad Acres Elementary as immigrant families swell. Maryland faces a statewide surge in non English speaking households, with ESL enrollments rising 33 percent from 1997 to 2001 and 124 languages spoken among students.
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School to teach kids dog safety in Cumberland
A Allegany County elementary school will teach dog safety this fall to curb dog bite incidents nationwide. If successful, the pilot at West Side Elementary may expand to middle and high schools. Lorelee Farrell cites that eight in ten students are bitten before graduating.
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